Archived Scholar Publications
Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme CourtJeff Shesol
March 28, 2010
Karl Marlantes
March 24, 2010
John Nagl
Washington, D.C.
November 1, 2009, Joint Force Quarterly
Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Nicholas D. Kristof (OR & Magdalen '83) and Sheryl WuDunn
September 11, 2009
Washington Post book reviewer, Carolyn See, finds "Half the Sky" one of the most important books she has ever reviewed. For more information on the movement sparked by this book, see http://www.halftheskymovement.org/
Leaving Home, Coming Back
Reynolds Price (North Carolina & Merton, '55)
May 13, 2009
A Soldier's Education
Craig Mullaney
February 19, 2009
A West Point grad, Rhodes scholar, and Army Ranger recounts his unparalleled education in the art of war and reckons with the hard wisdom that only battle itself can bestow.
One haunting afternoon on Losano Ridge in Afghanistan, Captain Craig Mullaney and his platoon were caught in a deadly firefight with Al Qaeda fighters when a message came over the radio: one of his soldiers had been killed in action.
Mullaney’s education had been relentlessly preparing him for this moment. The four years he spent at West Point and the harrowing test of Ranger School readied him for a career in the Army. His subsequent experience as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford couldn’t have been further from the Army and his working class roots, and yet the unorthodox education he received there would be surprisingly relevant as a combat leader. Years later, after that unforgettable experience in Afghanistan, he would return to the United States to teach history to future Navy and Marine Corps officers at the Naval Academy. He had been in their position once, and he had put his education to the test. How would he use his own life-changing experience prepare them?
The Unforgiving Minute is the extraordinary story of one soldier’s singular education. From a hilarious plebe’s-eye view of the author’s West Point experience to the demanding leadership crucible of Ranger School’s swamps and mountains, to a two-year whirlwind of scintillating debate, pub crawls, and romance at Oxford, Mullaney’s winding path to the battlegrounds of Afghanistan was unique and remarkable. Despite all his preparation, the hardest questions remained. When the call came to lead his platoon into battle and earn his soldiers’ salutes, would he be ready? Was his education sufficient for the unforgiving minutes he’d face? A fascinating account of an Army captain’s unusual path through some of the most legendary seats of learning straight into a brutal fight with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, The Unforgiving Minute is, above all, an unforgettable portrait of a young soldier grappling with the weight of his hard-earned knowledge while coming to grips with becoming a man.
Samuel Shem (Stephen J. Bergman, MA & Balliol '66)
June 14, 2008
Walter Isaacson (LA & Pembroke '74)
February 26, 2008
David L. Boren (OK & Balliol '63) presents a timely reminder of how fragile America's future is.
February 24, 2008
A novel by John Edgar Wideman (PA & New '63)
February 17, 2008
Timely commentary on troubled relations between American and the Middle East by Jared Cohen (CA & St. Johns '04)
November 5, 2007
Jonah R. Lehrer (NY & Wolfson '03)
November 4, 2007
A bold notion that's built on remembrance of things future.
Wesley K. CLark (AR & Magdalen '66)
October 21, 2007
Clark reflects on life in the military
Novel by Edwin M. Yoder (NC & Jesus '56)
September 19, 2007
Mary Whipple writes a full length review and gives this new book a five star rating.
Robert B. Reich (NH & University '68) writes about the triumph of capitalism and the decline of democracy
September 17, 2007
Former labor secretary Reich urges us to rebalance the roles of business and government. Power, he writes, has shifted away from us in our capacities as citizens and toward us as consumers and investors.
Ian Klaus (MO & Jesus '01)
September 2, 2007
Ian chronicles his experience teaching English language and US history in Arbil, Iraqi Kurdistan during 2005.
10-Point Plan for Universal National Service
Richard Stengel (NY 7 Christ CHurch '77)
August 30, 2007
Today people see volunteering not as a form of public service but as an antidote for it. This is not a recipe for keeping a republic. What is needed is a universal national service.
Atul Gawande (OH & Balliol '87) authors Better
April 5, 2007
Dr. Gawande explores through a series of stories how success in medicine is assessed and achieved.
Andrew Zawacki
VA & University, ’94
2006
Christopher Leslie Brown
2006
Ryan Sawyer
Idaho & Exeter, ’95
2006
Thomas Rowe
Michigan & Balliol, ’64
2006
Michael Skolnik
AZ & Magdalen, ’64
2006
Christopher Brown
(Maryland/ DC & Balliol, '90)
2006
John Fanestil
NH & Magdalen, '83
2006
Clark Ervin
Texax & St. Catherine's, '80
2006
co-authored by Robin Russin
2006
Robin Russin and William Missouri Downs
Wyoming & Corpus Christi, ’79
2006
Jahan Ramazani
Virginia; New College, '81
2006
Andrew Savitz
Maryland/ DC & New College, '75
2006
Robert Rotberg
NJ & University, ’57
2006
