justify &dquoa man's selfishness to himself.&dquo The author insists that politics and ethics must again be united in a theory of government which sets the common good above liberty and her handmaid, license. In his judgment the &dquoriot and anarchy prevailing over those areas where there is neither state nor national control&dquo must be subjected to government regulation through the progressive development of nationalism in accord with the principles enunciated by Washington, Hamilton, and

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... rshall. &dquoThe New Politics&dquo is characterized as a plea for a democracy of nationalism to replace a democracy based on individualism; for a reconsecration of government to the cause of the people; for the conservation of natural resources; for the application of scientific principles rather than selfishness and prejudice in the operation of the affairs of government. The new political faith is held to be opposed to Socialism, which too frequently is inspired by personal motives, and is defined as a compound of Greek principles of government and the Christian virtues as exemplified in the life of Christ. The writer calls to account those who still cling to the doctrines of individualism as formulated in the writings of eighteenth century French philosophers, in the Declaration of Independence and in the Declaration of Rights. The limitations and faults of the work are very marked. Without any serious loss to the views presented the volume might have been greatly condensed. The writer frequently shows a lack of knowledge of the ordinary facts of history. A careful reading of the records of the past scarcely substantiates the harsh criticisms of Rousseau, Jefferson, and some of their contemporaries, or the extraordinarily high opinions of Hamilton and Marshall. One may well wonder whether the principles of good government and politics were summed up once for all in the works of Aristotle or whether there has not been a vision of the common good in some respects at least higher than that of the German philosophers Kant and Hegel. It is apparent that the writer is furnishing a polemic rather than a thorough and systematic treatment of his subject. The volume must be judged, however, rather as a popular presentation of personal views and observations on politics. From this standpoint it contains much suggestive material stig-