The Arc Digi Review of Books

Arc's shrine to the greatest ever invention: the book. This is where we’ll engage with, review, and discuss books new and old.

Can Capitalism Be Saved From Itself?

A review of Capitalism for Realists: Virtues and Vices of the Modern Economy by Tibor Rutar

Sep 13, 2023 •

Matthew McManus

This is What Happens When You Find a Stranger in the Alps!

Patrick Deneen’s new book, Regime Change, may be shallow and unoriginal, but at least he expresses his reactionary opinions politely

Aug 21, 2023 •

Jeffrey Quackenbush

Building a Legacy

A review of "If Walls Could Speak: My Life in Architecture" by Moshe Safdie

May 24, 2023 •

Michael M. Rosen

Killing In Our Name

A review of "Uncertain Ground" by Phil Klay

May 3, 2023 •

Nuclear Vaudeville

A review of "The Passenger" and "Stella Maris" by Cormac McCarthy

Mar 10, 2023 •

Adrift in a Hyperculture

A review of "Hyperculture: Culture and Globalization" by Byung-Chul Han

Mar 7, 2023 •

Children Were Robbed of an Entire Year—Why Won't We Hold the Thieves Responsible?

A review of "The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children’s Lives, and Where We Go Now" by Anya Kamenetz

Feb 6, 2023 •

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