Philip Palin ABSTRACT: Philip J. Palin reviews Faith, Reason, and the War Against Jihadism, by George Weigel. A Catholic scholar argues for reason as a weapon in the current struggle. The reviewer wonders about American culture’s readiness to deploy reason or faith and asks Weigel to give us more. SUGGESTED CITATION: Palin, Philip. “George Kennan’s…
Book Reviews
Book Review: Catastrophe: Risk and Response, by Richard A. Posner
Patrick Roberts ABSTRACT: Patrick Roberts reviews Catastrophe: Risk and Response, by Richard A. Posner. SUGGESTED CITATION: Roberts, Patrick. “Catastrophe: Risk and Response, by Richard A. Posner.” Homeland Security Affairs 4, Article 5 (January 2008). https://www.hsaj.org/articles/595 In Catastrophe: Risk and Response, Richard Posner makes the case that the risk of global catastrophe is higher than most…
Book Review: The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters by Charles Perrow
Paul Stockton ABSTRACT: Paul Stockton reviews The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters, by Charles Perrow. SUGGESTED CITATION: Stockton, Paul. “The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters by Charles Perrow.” Homeland Security Affairs 3, Article 7 (September 2007). https://www.hsaj.org/articles/596 The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities…
Book Review: The Edge of Disaster, by Stephen Flynn
Paul Stockton ABSTRACT: Paul Stockton reviews The Edge of Disaster by Stephen Flynn. SUGGESTED CITATION: Stockton, Paul. “The Edge of Disaster, by Stephen Flynn.” Homeland Security Affairs 3, Article 4 (June 2007). https://www.hsaj.org/articles/597 REVIEW ESSAY The Edge of Disaster, by Stephen Flynn (New York: Random House, 2007) Stephen Flynn has sounded a clarion call at…