Ever since Ronald Reagan left office in 1989, liberal historians have been doing their best to sully his reputation and smear him as a "failed" President -- but now, in The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution 1980-1989, historian Steven F. Hayward sets the record straight. Hayward examines Reagan's well-known foreign policy and decisive role in the ending of the Cold War –- easily the most dramatic element of Reagan's tumultuous and triumphant presidency -- but also sheds much-needed light on Reagan's domestic policy, showing why these two aspects of Reagan's presidency should rightly be viewed as a unity.

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Mainstream historians view Calvin Coolidge as a political and personal cipher -- a man of few words and fewer accomplishments who, as liberal columnist Walter Lippman famously charged, possessed a veritable "genius for inactivity." But if "inactivity" is defined as a spirited, principled, often brilliantly eloquent, active opposition to government intervention in the economy and the invariably crushing tax burdens that follow -- then in articulating and implementing that opposition Calvin Coolidge deserves to be remembered as one of our most accomplished and indeed quotable presidents, whose writing H.L. Mencken once praised as possessing "almost Lincolnian austerity and beauty." Silent Cal's Almanack is the ultimate distillation of Calvin Coolidge's political wisdom, and includes hundreds of topically arranged quotations, a collection of anecdotes showing his inimitable wit in action, a generous selection of his key speeches, a biographical essay, a 50-page portfolio of Coolidge photos, editorial cartoons and campaign memorabilia -- and much more.

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When it comes to the conservative movement in America, Alfred S. Regnery has seen it all. He has watched conservatism go from a shining idea held by a few in response to an overwhelming liberal ascendancy to a mainstream ideology stoutly defended by millions of Americans -- and he has seen it up close and personal. Now, in Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism, he tells the story of that historic movement as no one else can.

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She's the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Slander, Treason, and High Crimes and Misdemeanors. She's the most high-profile and controversial conservative intellectual on the scene today. Yet most publications find her too hot to handle. Her syndicated column, although brimming with her trademark wit and incisive political observations, appears in only a handful of papers. But now, in How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must), Coulter collects the best of those columns, including some that no one dared to print before.

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America's greatest leader was its first -- George Washington. He ran two "start-ups," the Continental Amy and the United States, and chaired the most important "committee meeting" in history, the Constitutional Convention. His agribusiness and real estate portfolio made him America's richest man. Men followed him into battle; women longed to dance with him; famous men, almost as great as he was, some of them smarter or better spoken, did what he told them to do. He was, writes Richard Brookhiser, "the Founding CEO." Now, in George Washington on Leadership, Brookhiser reveals the powerful principles of character and leadership behind Washington's extraordinary success -- and shows how today's aspiring leaders can apply these principles with equal success today.

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Waco in flames. Five-year-old Elian Gonzalez captured at gunpoint and returned to Communist tyranny. Chinese Communists funding the Democratic Party's campaign efforts. Whistle-blowers and investigators smeared, hounded, slandered, and politically destroyed. The use of lawsuits to hound enemies and advance political agendas. read more

When he was tapped to accompany President Clinton and carry the nuclear "football" that contains the top-secret codes the President needs in case of nuclear war, Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Buzz" Patterson was proud and grateful. He had already put his life on the line for his country many times as he flew combat missions over the Persian Gulf and Bosnia, and he was honored to take on this new and awesome responsibility. read more

"Disgraceful." That was former president Jimmy Carter's word for the final days of the Clinton administration. But as the late Barbara Olson shows in this riveting book, it was worse than disgraceful; it was well-nigh criminal. read more

If you hear about John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) at all nowadays, it's from liberals who try to tar him as a Southern-partisan relic whose thought was antiquated even in his own day. But conservatives who don't know Calhoun are depriving themselves of one of the most formidable defenses of liberty and republican government ever crafted. In Calhoun: Selected Writings and Speeches, Volume XII in the Club's own Conservative Leadership Series, you will find complete texts of his two major treatises, The Disquisition and The Discourse, plus a comprehensive collection of other important writings.

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Ten years from now when we look back on the administration of Bill Clinton, we’ll remember Monica Lewinsky, the President’s unctuous lies, and how the Democrats in Congress trampled on the Constitution and the rule of law to save their man’s skin. But in “Feeling Your Pain”: The Explosion and Abuse of Government Power in the Clinton-Gore Years, James Bovard says that Monica isn’t even the worst of it. Much more ominous is the explosion of government power that Bill, Hillary, and Al Gore have overseen and fueled.

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The Conservative Leadership Series brings you books that define and inspire conservative thought. Many of these timeless works are nearly impossible to find in paperback, let alone in collector’s-quality hardcover. Each book is produced to a bygone standard of excellence -- a standard worth of books meant to be read, re-read, and handed down for generations.

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In 1966, Ronald Reagan’s astounding million-vote victory in the California gubernatorial race against incumbent Pat Brown caught the liberal establishment by surprise. The entrenched Democratic party, which viewed Reagan with disdain, had mistakenly considered him more an annoyance than a political threat. Just how did conservatism deliver such a crushing blow to liberalism?

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By most accounts, the year 1964 was a disastrous one for conservatives. After a series of liberal legislative victories, Lyndon Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater by the biggest margin since FDR's 1936 landslide, and the Democratic Party gained its biggest majorities since the glory days of the New Deal. Yet this seemingly decisive shift in public opinion was illusory -- and the triumphant liberals would soon overplay their hand. Meanwhile, the conservative movement was quietly gaining strength, aligning itself behind an inspiring new leader who, only sixteen years later, would bring it to national dominance. read more

This political science fiction propels you into the debacle that is the Clinton presidency. R. Emmett Tyrrell illustrates, clearly and dramatically, the true nub and import of every Clinton scandal and how these could be—or should have been—used by Congress to oust a sitting president. read more

Written by James Rees, Executive Director of Mount Vernon, George Washington's Leadership Lessons follows Washington from his youth to his years as President, revealing how he developed and honed his leadership skills and built a reputation as an honest, ethical, and able leader. Along the way, Rees portrays our greatest Founder not as the mythological figure we know, but as the real and effective leader he actually was. read more

Strategery is the latest installment of Bill Sammon's triumphant series on the historic presidency of George W. Bush. First came Fighting Back, the riveting account of Bush's courageous handling of the tense period immediately after September 11; then there was Misunderestimated, which took the story of Bush's presidency up to the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now Strategery picks up where Misunderestimated left off, tracing John Kerry's challenge to the President, the hard-fought and hard-won election, and the tumultuous year that followed -- in which George W. Bush would consistently (though usually without any credit at all from a virulently hostile liberal media ) outwit his foes at home and abroad.

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The Civil War is the defining event in American history, and Abraham Lincoln is the central figure of both the Civil War and American history. In his struggle to preserve the Union and redeem the nation from the original sin of slavery, Lincoln provided the most compelling expression of the American Dream and the preeminent justification of the American regime. Indeed, at Gettysburg he distilled the very essence of the nation's political creed. His political thought and leadership are of enduring significance to democracy at home and abroad. read more

The U.S.S. Ronald Reagan is a vital resource in defending America’s right to freedom of the seas and protecting the sovereignty of the United States. Now you can honor the crew aboard this aircraft carrier – as well as Ronald Reagan – when you wear your U.S.S. Ronald Reagan Windbreaker. read more

Few contemporary Americans know that James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), best known for his creation of Natty Bumppo and the Leatherstocking Tales, also wrote profound social criticism of the Jacksonian era. Yet, while his three political works -- Notions of the Americans, A Letter to His Countrymen, and The American Democrat -- come from a distinct era of American history, Cooper's thoughts on the Constitution, limited government, the nature and abuses of political power, and the importance of morality and religion to a democracy, remain as relevant today as they were in the 1820s and 1830s. This edition, the latest installment in the Club's Conservative Leadership Series, is the first to combine all three works -- the entirety of Letter and The American Democrat, and numerous excerpts from Notions. read more

For the first time in over a century, the essential political writings of one of the nineteenth century's greatest orators -- and one of America's most impressive conservatives -- are now available in a collector's-quality hardcover edition. read more