Books

Progressive Conservatism: How Republicans Will Become America's Natural Governing Party

“Francis Buckley … is the closest thing America has to a Jonathan Swift.”
—Spengler (David Goldman)

Curiosity: And Its Twelve Rules for Life

“Frank Buckley takes us on a wonderful tour around a well-read mind and a cultivated imagination always heading for the next experience around the corner.”
—John O’Sullivan

American Secession: The Looming Threat of a National Breakup

“As always, Buckley is original, provocative and subversive of long-accepted clichés.”
—Michael Barone

The Republican Workers Party

“A big homerun – thanks for all you do!”
—Jared Kushner

The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do About It

“Drawing on the genius of our Founding Fathers, Frank Buckley’s new book shows how we can rein it in and help restore the Republic.”
—William Bennett

The Way Back: Restoring the Promise of America

“Another excellent book! It is full of marvelously shrewd observation, as well as scholarship, both aimed at subjects of the greatest importance.”
—Jonathan Clark

The Once and Future King: The Fall and Rise of Crown Government

“A powerfully argued indictment of the growth of executive power in Great Britain and its former colonies, the United States and Canada.”
—Gordon Wood

The American Illness: Essays on the Rule of Law

“This authoritative collection of essays draws a vivid portrait of a legal system that is out of control.”
—Philip K. Howard

Fair Governance: Paternalism and Perfectionism

A study of legal interference with individual preferences and will canvass the interdisciplinary literature in economics, psychology, philosophy, and law.

Just Exchange: A Theory of Contract

Now, for the first time, there is a comprehensive, eminently readable book designed to focus thinking in the area of contract law.

The Morality of Laughter: A Serious Look at the Meaning of Laughter

“Bravo. I’ll say nothing funny about it, for it is a superior piece of work.” —P.J. O’Rourke

The Fall and Rise of Freedom of Contract

“The book… brings together some of the sharpest thinkers in the field.” —George C. Leef