Waller R. Newell

Latest articles

Newell's most recent pieces of writing. We keep this section up to date with Newell's latest work, so be sure to check back often.

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• Terror and the Progress of History

• Book review: Harvey C. Mansfield's 'Machiavelli's Effectual Truth: Creating a Modern World'  

• Aristotle on Political Debate

• Why NATO should support Ukraine

• China, Russia and Iran: Axis of Tyrannies presents enormous challenge to free nations

• Will the Republican's tilt towards isolationism end?

• Zelensky’s manliness revives a western ideal

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Articles on tyranny and terror

Newell's articles on tyranny and terror

• The real Thucydides trap

• Is Donald Trump a fascist?

• Vladimir Putin, Tyrant

• Poverty isn’t the root cause of jihadist terrorism. Here’s what is

• Understanding tyranny and terror from the French revolution to modern Islam

• A Coup isn’t always the enemy of democracy

• How Plato and Aristotle help us to understand the tyranny of Bashar –Al Assad

• The righteous anger of young men (The real roots of terrorism)

• You say you want a revolution?

• It’s the ideology, stupid:

• Why is Ahamdinejad smiling? 

• Postmodern Jihad: What Osama bin Laden learned from the Left

• To defeat tyranny today, look to the past

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Articles on culture

Newell's articles on culture, including manliness, celebrity, and the Great Books

• The crisis of manliness

• The cult of Princess Diana

• The method of truth: Hans-Georg Gadamer 1900-2002

• Moses revealed: he was more than a successful manager

• The candidate as world-wide celebrity

• Canon fodder: reading the Great Books

• Is there a Straussian foreign policy?

• Alexandre Kojeve: conservative icon, Soviet agent

• Reflections on the tragedy in Orlando from an expert on tyranny

• Donald Trump: the anti-Reagan

• The next best books essay: resisting the war on history

• Canada’s principled founding

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Newell's book reviews

• Not So Sweet Prince Harvey C. Mansfield's 'Machiavelli's Effectual Truth: Creating a Modern World'  

• Two Saulitudes: review of John Ralston Saul’s The Unconscious Civilization

• Being, in Love: Review of Elizbieta Ettinger’s Hannah Arendt-Martin Heidegger

• Connor Cruise O’brein's On the Eve of the Millennium 

• Michael Ignatieff's The Warrior’s Honour: Ethnic War and Modern Conscience

• Paul Rahe's The Spartan Regime: Its Character, Origins, and Grand Strategy

• Victor Sebestyen's Lenin: The Man, The Dictator, and the Master of Terror

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Transcribed Interviews

 

Transcribed interviews featuring Newell. For video or podcast interviews, please visit the media page. 

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• Black Gate with M. Harold Page

• UNRV with Mark Ollard

• The Globe Post with Bryan Bowman

• Bloomberg with Tobin Harshaw

• Perspectives on Political Science with Alexander S. Duff and Flagg Taylor

 

Reviews of Newell's books

In this section you will find reviews of Newell's books. Newell's books have been praised  for their thoughtful and comprehensive coverage of key political concepts, and they are recommended as essential reading for students looking to gain a deeper understanding of tyranny. 

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• Tyranny and Revolution: From Rousseau to Heidegger

  • David Lewis Schaefer reviews

  • M.P. Ross reviews​

  • Will Morrissey reviews, Part 1

  • Will Morrissey reviews, Part 2

  • Will Morrissey reviews, Part 3

  • Paul Krause reviews

  • John Boersma reviews

  • Glenn Ellmers reviews

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• Tyranny: A New Interpretation:

  • Symposium Issue on Newell's work in Perspectives on Political Science:

    • Jeffrey Bernstein 

    • Carly Tess Herold

    • Vickie Sullivan

    • Martin Palous

    • Norma Thompson

    • Charles Hill

    • Alexander S. Duff & Flagg Taylor interview Newell

  • Jeffrey Bernstein, reviews

  • Giovanni Giorgini reviews

  • Joe Herbert reviews 

  • L. Joseph Hebert reviews 

  • Andras Lanczi reviews 

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• Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice, and Terror:

  • Norma Thompson reviews

  • Damien K. Picariello reviews

  • Davide D’Alessandro reviews the Italian release of Tyrants

  • Christopher Berger reviews 

  • Will Morrissey reviews

  • David T. Koyzis reviews 

  • Thomas M.J. Bateman Discusses Trump, Tyranny, and Newell’s Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice, and Terror

  • Timothy Lusch reviews

  • Caldrail reviews 

  • Aaron Mclean reviews

  • Mark Milke reviews

  • M Harold Page reviews

  • Lawrence Solomon reviews 

  • Allan Levine reviews

  • Robert Sibley reviews

  • Peter Leithart reviews 

  • Andras Lanczi reviews 

  • Patrick Malcomson reviews

  • nerdredefined.com reviews

  • Tod Lindberg reviews

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• Other

  • Aaron Mclean Reviews Newell's the Next Best Books

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