John Henderson

The Conservative Book Society’s summer reading list includes everything from beach reads to deep reads – we’ve included something for everyone. Pick a few books from our list, and be sure to let us know which books you enjoyed most. 1) Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan Sullivan’s book is based on a true story […]

As a proud South Carolinian, I’ve watched Haley’s career unfold. Her book, “With All Due Respect,” written a couple years ago was clearly a prelude to her presidential run. Now that she’s announced, Haley’s book stands as her most articulate pitch for why she would make a good president.  The book is well written and

This is a summary and review. The authors, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, could have kept their analysis to an article. In fact, the book grew out of an essay the authors wrote and then converted into a book. The book presents astute observations, studies, and antidotes on college students. Unfortunately, the authors commit the

Social media, video games, working from home, and other nonsocial activities have dimmed people’s social skills. Add the Covid lockdowns to it, and many people are no longer socialized to thrive in today’s world. Evidence suggest social skills are as important now as ever. People who interact well with others enjoy a competitive advantage in life,

The New York Times book reviews have long been a staple of the book and publishing industries, but the world has changed and so has the New York Times. With all the changes, it’s fair to ask if the New York Times book reviews are still relevant or have they become a relic of the past? What Has Changed?  The

Few people impact their profession the way Jordan Peterson has revolutionized his. Psychology spent many decades collecting dust in the back shelves of academia until Peterson resuscitated it. It had become pseudo-science to many because of its practitioners’ proclivity for affirming whatever the patients wanted. Then, Peterson rolled into town.  As a relevant aside, life

“Nearly three out of five high-school girls in the U.S. who were surveyed reported feelings of persistent sadness or loneliness in 2021, a roughly 60% increase over the past decade, new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.” This, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, is just some of the disturbing evidence from

In the 1990s all the major newspapers and magazines began writing stories about the problems with boys. I remember the subject coming up in my 11th grade “Current Events” class. “There must be something wrong with you, not me,” I thought as I read the article. That was 1997 and every few years since, major news

“The most effective way of making everybody serve the single system of ends toward which the social plan is directed is ti make everybody believe in those ends.” F. A. Hayek Part 2 – Words and Warnings For Conservatives What does it mean to be conservative? That is one of the underlining topics addressed by