Good people should not be deprived of The American Conservative‘s books section, even if they have given up pleasure for Lent. This issue, we have three more top-notch reviews from another three tremendous writers.

First up is David Bromwich, Sterling Professor of English at Yale, with a marvelous critical assessment of Freedom’s Battle, Gary Bass’s highly acclaimed defense of humanitarian interventionism. Bromwich, writing his first piece for TAC, admires Bass’s sincerity, but begs to differ …

Next comes Jacob Heilbrunn on Adam Kirsch’s new book, Disraeli. The subject is timely: Dizzy’s hard-fangled brand of “one-nation” Toryism seems to be enjoying something of a revival at the moment, as conservatives furiously attempt to redefine themselves once more. Kirsch’s work focuses, more than most biographies, on the importance of Disraeli’s Jewish identity; a matter that Heilbrunn, a senior editor at National Interest, dissects with great skill and expertise.

Third, Philip Delves Broughton discusses Lords of Finance, Liaquat Ahamed’s widely reviewed book about the central bankers who “broke the world” in the inter-war period. Does the subject ring any bells today? Delves Broughton shows us why it should.

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