Evoking the charm of fellow Missourian Mark Twain, these short reminiscences of a national political life are funny, poignant, and enlightening. Following in the footsteps of his famous father, the powerful Missouri senator Stuart... Read More

Context, grasshopper, adds depth and legitimacy to our grasp of 21st century politics. This masterful, approachable work will bring Plato and Cicero and Saint Paul as close as Reagan and Clinton and Obama. Read More

Drama is a glamorous profession that attracts and demands the gifted to work as actors, directors, or producers. However, drama can also be an educational tool with therapeutic value which can help students to overcome physical or... Read More

Americans have a long and divided history concerning legal recreational drugs. The twin vices of tobacco and alcohol, paired in the public mind, have lead to a deep cultural divide. Along the fault line created by these substances are... Read More

“The greatest foreign policy miscalculation” is what the author, a professor at the Naval War College, calls the Vietnam War. Although hardly a startling observation, few, if any, historians have surpassed Kaiser’s meticulous... Read More