A Time to Stand - by Michael Finch (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A powerful tribute to the enduring spirit of America--our liberty, our land, our hopes, our memories, our faith, and the beauty of our culture that we seek to restore.

Evocative, heartfelt, and rich with nostalgia, Michael Finch's A Time to Stand captures the beauty of our land and the values that shaped our greatness, urging us to remember and restore what made us truly free.

Review Quotes

"Essayist and poet Michael Finch's new book, A Time to Stand, goes beyond analysis of policy and events to address the spiritual dimensions of both, which has been sorely missing in our discussions of our nation's challenges and our response to them. Michael Finch has written a clarion call for us to return to the beliefs and principles that made America great--and that can do so again."--Bruce S. Thornton, research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution

"Michael Finch's A Time to Stand is an aesthetic and political tour de force. It is a beautifully and brilliantly written appreciation of the constitutive core features of America's identity: beauty, freedom, Godliness, and moral heroism. Finch identifies the nefarious forces inimical to America's moral grandeur, and he gives us the moral inoculants to keep our magnificent republic thriving and exuberant. For Finch, America is still a country that represents a moral ideal on which to pin our aspirational identities. Finch's prose is addictive, lucid, and inspiring. This book will live on in the American imagination for several decades."--Jason D. Hill, professor of philosophy at DePaul University

"Michael Finch's A Time to Stand is an inspiring collection of his profound essays that celebrate all manifestations of the American experience--the beauty of the American continent, the resilience of its hallowed culture, and America's preeminent role in the wider, global struggle to preserve Western civilization. A defiant optimism pervades Finch's writing, suggesting his belief that, at last, slowly and almost imperceptibly, we now unapologetic Americans are finally taking a stand to protect and enhance America's memories, traditions, history, and values amid challenges at home and abroad."--Victor Davis Hanson, senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution and author of The Dying Citizen

"This beautifully written and wide-ranging book by Michael Finch peers deeply into the soul of America. It is part celebration of what Finch rightly calls the 'gift' of Western civilization, brought so abundantly to fruition in the American Republic. But it is also part admonition and anatomy of political correctness and what Elon Musk has called 'the woke mind virus.' There are so many books about what ails America. This is one of the very best because it supplements a gimlet-eyed and informed criticism with a spirit of affirmation. A Time to Stand is destined to be one of the most significant books of the second Trump administration."--Roger Kimball, editor and publisher of The New Criterion

"This is a book written with great passion and a love for God and country that is as riveting as it is ennobling. Finch pulls no punches, and spares no one, in his realistic appraisal of what has happened to America. We all need a good intellectual jolt once and a while, and we can thank him for providing the right tonic. His grasp of history, both at home and abroad, is impressive, and the decision to include astute observations by his colleagues is an added plus. A Time to Stand commands the attention of all patriotic Americans."--Dr. Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights

"Without any exaggeration, this book is simply a masterpiece. It's destined to become a go-to resource for realizing and recalling the beauty and goodness that America represents--and what the American people must do now to save our nation." --Mike Huckabee, governor of Arkansas, 1996-2007

"'America is adrift, ' Michael Finch writes, 'we can all feel it.' The virtue of this book is precisely that: as we read, the feelings we have as we view our nation through his eyes and ears are clarified and enriched. It is a deeply human exercise. Finch carries us from Mono Lake to Civil War battlefields, garbage piled up along boulevards to profiles of worthy Americans, lamenting the carnage of present times but never abandoning love of homeland. 'The country is still out there, ' he insists, 'that America that we remember.' Yes, the antipatriots have made stunning advances, and it is hard to travel through towns and cities and not despair, but when we do remember the best of what has been, when we revere virtuous figures who are gone (Finch includes 'tributes'), a restored America is a real possibility--if we have the courage."--Mark Bauerlein, English professor emeritus at Emory University and a senior editor of First Things

"Michael Finch offers a heartfelt tribute to America--its history, its ideals, and its enduring spirit. His writing reflects a deep love for the nation and a belief in its ability to overcome division. Finch reminds us why the American experiment still matters and why--through all its trials--its flag still flies."--Brian C. Anderson, editor of City Journal

About the Author

Michael Finch has spent a lifetime working in the nonprofit sector, giving his time and energy to defending liberty and the American Republic. He has worked for the Heartland Institute, the Claremont Institute, and most recently, the David Horowitz Freedom Center. A lifelong conservative, a native of Illinois, and an Air Force veteran, Michael has a deep faith in and love for the greatness and beauty of America. He is a frequent speaker and a published author and poet whose articles have appeared on FrontPageMag, American Thinker, and American Greatness. He has published two poetry books, Finding Home and Wanderings in Place.