Jeffrey Anderson

1 month ago | claremontreviewofbooks.com | Charles Kesler |Michael Kochin |Jeffrey Anderson |Christopher Flannery

The capital is rattled. The headlines tell the story. From The Wall Street Journal: “DOGE Staffer Arrives at Internal Revenue Service Headquarters.” “DOGE Aides Search Medicare Agency Payment Systems for Fraud.” “Musk Moves with Lightning Speed to Exert Control Over the Government.”Well, that last one, though an actual headline, is a little ahead of the facts.

1 month ago | claremontreviewofbooks.com | William Voegeli |Jeffrey Anderson |Barry Strauss

Stoicism and ChristianityI appreciated Spencer Klavan’s thoughtful review of Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor and his recognition of my attempt to write a biography that made Marcus “seem human without making him seem any less impressive” (“The Last Great Stoic,” Fall 2024). Marcus was, I believe, an ordinary person with flaws who strove earnestly to improve himself—and succeeded.