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Achilles on the Mound (Review) J. Bottum
Sandy Koufax, by Jane Leavy
- Sandy Koufax by Jane Leavy

Alito and the CatholicsJoseph Bottum
The decline of an institution and the rise of its ideas


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American Cassandra (Review) J. Bottum
American Jihad, by Steven Emerson
- American Jihad by Steven Emerson

Books & Arts
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America's Best Forgotten Poet (Review) J. Bottum
The Poems of J.V. Cunningham, by Timothy Steele and J.V. Cunningham
- The Poems of J.V. Cunningham by Timothy Steele and J.V. Cunningham

Features
Anti-Catholicism, AgainJoseph Bottum
The permanent scandal of the Vatican

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Ants and Uncles (Review) J. Bottum
Empire of the Ants, by Bernard Werber
- Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber

Books & Arts
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The Autumn of American Liberalism (Review) J. Bottum
Genuine Reality, by Linda Simon
- Genuine Reality by Linda Simon



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Bawer Beyond Belief (Review) J. Bottum
Beyond Queer, by Bruce Bawer
- Beyond Queer by Bruce Bawer

Books & Arts
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Bellow's Bloom (Review) J. Bottum
Ravelstein, by Saul Bellow
- Ravelstein by Saul Bellow


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Best of Her Breed (2 Reviews) J. Bottum
I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith
- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
- Dear Dodie by Valerie Grove

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Best Tellers (Review) Joseph Bottum
One Hundred Best Books for Children, by Anita Silvey
- One Hundred Best Books for Children by Anita Silvey

Books & Arts
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The Big Mahatma (2 Reviews) Joseph Bottum
Laurence Tribe and the problem of borrowed scholarship
- God Save This Honorable Court by Laurence H. Tribe
- Justices and Presidents by Henry J. Abraham

Opinion
The Big ThinkJ. Bottum

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Briefly Noted (Review) J. Bottum
The Girard Reader, by James G. Williams and Rene Girard
- The Girard Reader by James G. Williams and Rene Girard

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Byatt Goes to Babel (Review) J. Bottum
Babel Tower, by A.S. Byatt
- Babel Tower by A.S. Byatt

Books
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Can Novels Be Gay? (Review) J. Bottum
The Beauty of Men, by Andrew Holleran
- The Beauty of Men by Andrew Holleran


CasualJ. Bottum, chaster of tales






















CasualJoseph Bottum, urbanite

CasualJoseph Bottum, caroler

CasualJoseph Bottum
Joseph Bottum on Thomas M. Disch

CasualJoseph Bottum, logophile

CasualJoseph Bottum, revisiting Homer

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Joseph Bottum's summer car

CasualJoseph Bottum, on the words of Christmas

CasualJoseph Bottum, prescriptivist

CasualJoseph Bottum, polyepoxide conservative




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Congenital Liar (Review) J. Bottum
Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography, by James Park Sloan
- Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography by James Park Sloan

CorrespondenceWilliam J. Cleary, Jr., Robert Lyon, and Mary V. Borhek, ...

Books
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Could He Be Our Dickens? (Review) J. Bottum
Mr. Ives' Christmas, by Oscar Hijuelos
- Mr. Ives' Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos

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A Country at Prayer (Review) Joseph Bottum
American Grace, by Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell
- American Grace by Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell



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David Carkeet's Ways (Review) J. Bottum
The Error of Our Ways, by David Carkeet
- The Error of Our Ways by David Carkeet


Books in Review
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The Decent Drapery of Life (Review) Joseph Bottum
The Moral Imagination, by Gertrude Himmelfarb
- The Moral Imagination by Gertrude Himmelfarb

Books
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Discordant Squeezebox (Review) J. Bottum
Accordion Crimes, by E. Annie Proulx
- Accordion Crimes by E. Annie Proulx

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The Dying Novel (Review) J. Bottum
The Dying Animal, by Philip Roth
- The Dying Animal by Philip Roth


EditorialJ. Bottum
Columbine, Again

EditorialJ. Bottum
Princeton and Its Principles

EditorialJ. Bottum
While the Senate Sleeps

EditorialJ. Bottum and William Kristol
For a Total Ban on Human Cloning

EditorialJ. Bottum
Against Human Cloning

EditorialJ. Bottum
The Biotech Project

EditorialJ. Bottum
Biotech's Boiling Point

EditorialJoseph Bottum
Merry Christmas

EditorialJoseph Bottum
No Abortion Left Behind

EditorialWilliam Kristol and Joseph Bottum
For the Marriage Amendment

EditorialJoseph Bottum
The Library Lie

EditorialsJ. Bottum and William Kristol
Faith Talk

EditorialsJ. Bottum
A Nation Mobilized

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End of Empire (Review) J. Bottum
Kowloon Tong, by Paul Theroux
- Kowloon Tong by Paul Theroux

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The End of His Rainbow (Review) J. Bottum
Mason and Dixon, by Thomas Pynchon
- Mason and Dixon by Thomas Pynchon

Books & Arts
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The End of the Academic Novel (2 Reviews) J. Bottum
Straight Man, by Richard Russo
- Straight Man by Richard Russo
- The Dean's List by Jon Hassler


Books
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An Era's Last Hurrah (Review) Joseph Bottum
A Family of His Own, by Charles F. Duffy
- A Family of His Own by Charles F. Duffy


The Fall and Other Poems (2001)J. Bottum
1 Review


Books & Arts
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The Ghost of Christmas Past (Review) J. Bottum
A Christmas Carol in Prose, by Charles Dickens
- A Christmas Carol in Prose by Charles Dickens

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Ghosts in the Machine (2 Reviews) J. Bottum and Jonathan V. Last
The Matrix (1999 Film), by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski
- The Matrix (1999 Film) by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski
- eXistenZ (1999 Film) by David Cronenberg

Review Essay
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Girard Among the Girardians (4 Reviews) J. Bottum
Violence Unveiled, by Gil Bailie
- Violence Unveiled by Gil Bailie
- The Sacred Game by Cesareo Bandera
- The Gospel and the Sacred by Robert G. Hamerton-Kelly
- Bible, Violence, and the Sacred by James G. Williams


God and Obama at Notre DameJoseph Bottum
The clash between Catholic culture and Catholic colleges


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The Great Beyond (Review) Joseph Bottum
Life After Death: The Evidence, by Dinesh D'Souza
- Life After Death: The Evidence by Dinesh D'Souza

Books & Arts
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He Thinks, Therefore We Are (Review) J. Bottum
Descartes: His Life and Thought, by Genevieve Rodis-Lewis
- Descartes: His Life and Thought by Genevieve Rodis-Lewis

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Heaven Can Wait (Review) J. Bottum
The Discovery of Heaven, by Harry Mulisch
- The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch


Books
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History and the Moral Imagination (Review) J. Bottum
On Looking Into the Abyss, by Gertrude Himmelfarb
- On Looking Into the Abyss by Gertrude Himmelfarb

Hitchcock's MysteryJ. Bottum and Jonathan V. Last
What makes the films of Alfred Hitchcock great?


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Hush Baby Goblin (Review) J. Bottum
The New Oxford Book of Children's Verse, by Neil Philip
- The New Oxford Book of Children's Verse by Neil Philip


Features
John Paul the GreatJoseph Bottum
1920-2005

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Just the Facts, Ma'am (Review) J. Bottum
Walker Percy: A Life, by Patrick H. Samway
- Walker Percy: A Life by Patrick H. Samway

Features
Just the Right Amount of GodJoseph Bottum
George Bush delivers the most philosophical inaugural address ever

Features
The Last European Pope?Joseph Bottum
The mission of Benedict XVI

Books & Arts
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The Last Public Poet (Review) J. Bottum
Robert Lowell: Collected Poems, by Frank Bidart, David Gewanter, and Robert Lowell
- Robert Lowell: Collected Poems by Frank Bidart, David Gewanter, and Robert Lowell

The Last SamuraiJ. Bottum
Akira Kurosawa, 1910-1998

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A Life in Full (Review) J. Bottum
An Old Wife's Tale, by Midge Decter
- An Old Wife's Tale by Midge Decter

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Life with Milly (Review) J. Bottum
Saving Milly, by Morton Kondracke
- Saving Milly by Morton Kondracke

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Lost Leader (Review) Joseph Bottum
Daschle vs. Thune, by Jon K. Lauck
- Daschle vs. Thune by Jon K. Lauck


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The Magic Molehill (Review) J. Bottum
Eve's Apple, by Jonathan Rosen
- Eve's Apple by Jonathan Rosen

Books
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Mailer's Jesus (Review) J. Bottum
The Gospel According to the Son, by Norman Mailer
- The Gospel According to the Son by Norman Mailer


Books & Arts
Melville Davisson PostJ. Bottum
America's greatest mystery writer


More Catholic Than the PopeJoseph Bottum
Joe Biden's and Nancy Pelosi's ill-fated ventures into theological disputation

Books & Arts
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The Myth of the Catholic Voter (Review) Joseph Bottum
The American Catholic Voter, by George J. Marlin
- The American Catholic Voter by George J. Marlin


Notes & DispatchesJ. Bottum
One Establishment Meets Another

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Nothing Hill (Review) J. Bottum and Jonathan V. Last
Notting Hill (1999 Film), by Roger Michell
- Notting Hill (1999 Film) by Roger Michell

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Our Beerbohm (Review) J. Bottum
Fabulous Small Jews, by Joseph Epstein
- Fabulous Small Jews by Joseph Epstein

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Out of This World (Review) Joseph Bottum
Space Vulture, by Gary K. Wolf and Archbishop John J. Myers
- Space Vulture by Gary K. Wolf and Archbishop John J. Myers

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Overripe Banana (Review) J. Bottum
Amrita, by Banana Yoshimoto
- Amrita by Banana Yoshimoto

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Pandora & Co. (Review) J. Bottum
Forbidden Knowledge, by Roger Shattuck
- Forbidden Knowledge by Roger Shattuck

Fiction
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Patrick O'Brian (Review) J. Bottum
The Yellow Admiral, by Patrick O'Brian
- The Yellow Admiral by Patrick O'Brian


The Pius War (2004)Joseph Bottum and David G. Dalin
Responses to the Critics of Pius XII
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Poets at Prayer (Review) J. Bottum
Odd Angles of Heaven, by David Craig and Janet McCann
- Odd Angles of Heaven by David Craig and Janet McCann



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Pre-Prufrock (Review) J. Bottum
Inventions of the March Hare, by T.S. Eliot and Christopher Ricks
- Inventions of the March Hare by T.S. Eliot and Christopher Ricks

The Profound HackJ. Bottum and John Wilson
Philip K. Dick

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Pulsing With Life (Review) J. Bottum
The Frequency of Souls, by Mary Kay Zuravleff
- The Frequency of Souls by Mary Kay Zuravleff

Books
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The Puzzle of W.H. Auden (Review) J. Bottum
Auden, by Richard Davenport-Hines
- Auden by Richard Davenport-Hines


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Religion & Philosophy (Review) J. Bottum
Dante Alighieri, by Robert Royal
- Dante Alighieri by Robert Royal

Fiction
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A Remarkable Debut (Review) J. Bottum
The Apprentice, by Lewis Libby
- The Apprentice by Lewis Libby

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Books in Brief (Review) J. Bottum
Against the Grain, by Hilton Kramer and Roger Kimball
- Against the Grain by Hilton Kramer and Roger Kimball


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Roddy Doyle, Bouncer (Review) J. Bottum
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, by Roddy Doyle
- The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle


Books & Arts
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School Days (Review) Joseph Bottum
I Am Charlotte Simmons, by Tom Wolfe
- I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe

Books
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Shlock of Recognition (Review) J. Bottum
Independence Day, by Richard Ford
- Independence Day by Richard Ford

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Sick Thoughts (Review) J. Bottum
Culture of Death, by Wesley J. Smith
- Culture of Death by Wesley J. Smith

Books & Arts
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Sir Vidia's Dance (Review) Joseph Bottum
The World Is What It Is, by Patrick French
- The World Is What It Is by Patrick French

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Sitcome Shakespeare (Review) J. Bottum and Jonathan V. Last
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999 Film), by Michael Hoffman
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999 Film) by Michael Hoffman

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Social Gospel (Review) J. Bottum
In the Beauty of the Lilies, by John Updike
- In the Beauty of the Lilies by John Updike



Opinion
Spritely AdsJ. Bottum

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Spun Yarn (Review) J. Bottum
Spin, by Tom Lowe
- Spin by Tom Lowe

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
The Truth of Catholicism, by George Weigel
- The Truth of Catholicism by George Weigel

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
Tolkien, the Book
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
Fanon the Flames
- Frantz Fanon: A Biography by David Macey


The Standard ReaderJ. Bottum
One Step from Death

The Standard ReaderJ. Bottum
The Day the Book Club Died

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
A Print Run of One's Own
- Art's Prospect by Roger Kimball

The Standard ReaderJ. Bottum
GOP Hearts NEA?

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
St. George and the Dragan
- The Clash of Orthodoxies by Robert P. George


The Standard ReaderJ. Bottum
A Ford, Not a Shakespeare

The Standard ReaderJ. Bottum
Death Imitates Art

The Standard ReaderJ. Bottum
Typecasting

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The Standard Reader (2 Reviews) J. Bottum
Who Now Reads Dickens?
- The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts and Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- The Letters of Charles Dickens, Vol. XII: 1868-1870 by Graham Storey, Margaret Brown, and Kathleen Tillotson, ...

The Standard ReaderJ. Bottum
Anti-Anti-Communism Yet Again

The Standard ReaderJ. Bottum
Book Returns

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The Standard Reader (2 Reviews) J. Bottum
Captain from Castile, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Captain from Castile by Samuel Shellabarger
- Prince of Foxes by Samuel Shellabarger

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
The War Against the Terror Masters, by Michael A. Ledeen
- The War Against the Terror Masters by Michael A. Ledeen

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
The Metamorphosis, by Peter Kuper and Franz Kafka
- The Metamorphosis by Peter Kuper and Franz Kafka

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
Books Worth Giving This Christmas
- So Many Books by Gabriel Zaid

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The Standard Reader (3 Reviews) J. Bottum
Contributing the the Debate
- Left Hooks, Right Crosses by Christopher Hitchens and Christopher Caldwell, ...
- The Right Man by David Frum
- Of Paradise and Power by Robert Kagan

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
Books in Brief
- The War Over Iraq by William Kristol and Lawrence F. Kaplan


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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
Forgotten Features of the Founding, by James Hutson
- Forgotten Features of the Founding by James Hutson

The Standard ReaderJ. Bottum
Love Songs

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The Standard Reader (Review) J. Bottum
Brideshead Regained, by Michael Johnston
- Brideshead Regained by Michael Johnston

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The Standard Reader (Review) Joseph Bottum
Kill the Umpire, by Jon L. Breen
- Kill the Umpire by Jon L. Breen

The Standard ReaderJoseph Bottum
Czeslaw Milosz, 1911-2004

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The Standard Reader (2 Reviews) J. Bottum
The Hornet's Nest, by Jimmy Carter
- The Hornet's Nest by Jimmy Carter
- Gettysburg by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen

The Standard ReaderJoseph Bottum
Another Harvard Copycat

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The Standard Reader (Review) Joseph Bottum
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection, by Michael Chabon
- The Final Solution: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon

Books & Arts---Spring Books Issue
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Stopping the Future (Review) J. Bottum
Our Posthuman Future, by Francis Fukuyama
- Our Posthuman Future by Francis Fukuyama

Books & Arts
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Success Story (Review) J. Bottum
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling



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The Threshold of Verse (Review) Joseph Bottum
The Poetry of Pope John Paul II, by Pope John Paul II
- The Poetry of Pope John Paul II by Pope John Paul II

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Tom's Less Sharpe (2 Reviews) J. Bottum
The Midden, by Tom Sharpe
- The Midden by Tom Sharpe
- The Throwback by Tom Sharpe

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Too Funny for Words (Review) J. Bottum
The CEO of the Sofa, by P.J. O'Rourke
- The CEO of the Sofa by P.J. O'Rourke

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A Triple Agent in South Dakota (Review) J. Bottum
The Degaev Affair, by Richard Pipes
- The Degaev Affair by Richard Pipes


Books
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The Unsilent Pope (Review) William Doino, Jr. and Joseph Bottum
Inside the Vatican of Pius XII, by Harold H. Tittmann, Jr
- Inside the Vatican of Pius XII by Harold H. Tittmann, Jr

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Vile Body (Review) J. Bottum
Great Apes, by Will Self
- Great Apes by Will Self

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War from the West (Review) J. Bottum
Carnage and Culture, by Victor Davis Hanson
- Carnage and Culture by Victor Davis Hanson

Books & Arts
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Warming Up to Cold Mountain (Review) J. Bottum
Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier
- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier


What Happened at FatimaJoseph Bottum
John Paul II, Lucia dos Santos, and the end of communism

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What Hat Goth Wrought? (Review) J. Bottum
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, by Marilyn Manson and Neil Strauss
- The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson and Neil Strauss



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What Works (Review) J. Bottum
His Glassy Essence, by Charles Sanders Peirce and Kenneth Laine Ketner, ...
- His Glassy Essence by Charles Sanders Peirce and Kenneth Laine Ketner, ...

When the Swallows Come back to CapistranoJoseph Bottum
A Report on Catholic Culture in America

Books & Arts
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Whodunit? (Review) J. Bottum
Thrones, Dominations, by Dorothy L. Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh
- Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy L. Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh

William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008Joseph Bottum
A Christian Gentleman

Books & Arts
The Year in BooksJoseph Bottum


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