This thin volume is comprised of five different essays: three which remain powerful to a modern reader, but two which are sadly locked firmly in their time - far too tightly tied to the current events surrounding their creation. "On the Press" and "Migration, Tolerance, and the Intolerable" are best skipped altogether, and would earn no more than 1 or 2 stars if rated on their own. "Reflections on War" and "When the Other Appears on the Scene" are wonderfully written and full of quotable lines and wisdom; both would be solid 4s. "Ur-Fascism", a fairly well known essay all on its own, particularly after the political events of the last decade, is by itself worth the price of acquisition, and should be required reading for everyone: 6 stars.