Jerry Z. Muller is Professor of History at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is the author of The Other God That Failed- Hans Freyer and the Deradicalization of German Conservatism, Adam Smith in His Time and Ours- Designing the Decent Society, and Conservatism- An Anthology of Social and Political Thought from David Hume to the Present. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
A magisterial contribution to the history of ideas. --Peter L. Berger, Institute for the Study of Economic Culture Comprehensive, lucidly analytical, and splendidly, admirably objective. --Howard M. Sachar, author of A History of Israel and Dreamland: Europeans and Jews in the Aftermath of the Great War Thanks to Muller's sensitive and critical guidance, we come away knowing the subject far better than would otherwise be possible. --David S. Landes, author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations