Promises Made and (Eventually) Kept ^31.9%

Quillette - By Michael M. Rosen - 7/1/2026, 6:00 PM

Appeal to Authority 29.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 15.5% - Biased Writer Voice 14.1%

A review of The Promise of America: Reflections on Our Enduring Ideals by various authors; 208 pages; Simon & Schuster (May 2026) As the semiquincentennial of the American founding neared, a number of excellent books on the watershed events of 1776 were loosed upon the world. Titles like Michael Auslin’s National Treasure: How the... more