Ethical Realism by Anatol Lieven and John Hulsman (Pantheon, 224 pages, $22.00)

The American Way of Strategy by Michael Lind
(Oxford University Press, 304 pages, $24.00)

Anyone who doubts that the Bush Revolution in foreign policy has ended should check the shelves at a bookstore. Hagiographies about the man from Midland are out. Impassioned critiques offering plans for a new approach to foreign affairs are in.