Book RecommendationEpoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for Jan. 3–9SavePrintMark Lardas,Jeff Minick,Barbara Danza,Dustin Bass1/2/2025|Updated: 1/2/20250:00X 1This week, we feature a persuasive retrospective on liberalism’s roots in virtue and a relatable satire on ballooning bureaucratic waste.Nonfiction‘The Roots of Liberalism: What Faithful Knights and the Little Match Girl Taught Us About Civic Virtue’We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentMark LardasAuthorJeff MinickAuthorBarbara DanzawriterDustin BassAuthorMark Lardas, an engineer, freelance writer, historian, and model-maker, lives in League City, Texas. His website is MarkLardas.comAuthor’s Selected Articles‘Challenger:' Compromising Safety for ‘Go Fever’Feb 06, 2026Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for Feb. 6–12Feb 05, 2026Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for Jan. 30–Feb. 5Jan 29, 2026‘The Sea Captain’s Wife': A True Tale of Sailing and SorrowJan 24, 2026