Harvey Mansfield On The Not-Great, Still-Good Books
“In his tenth conversation with Bill Kristol, Harvey Mansfield recommends some important and diverting books from different genres. Mansfield discusses crime fiction, comedic novels, biographies, and political science and considers what we can learn from the best writers in these genres. Mansfield also interprets Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels as a critique of modern science. Other authors discussed include: Bill James, Agatha Christie, Donald Westlake, P.G. Wodehouse, James Q. Wilson, and Winston Churchill,” writes the Foundation for Constitutional Government, sponsor of the series.”
Watch the video at The Weekly Standard.
