Weekly Book List, July 31, 2015

King William's Tontine: Why the Retirement Annuity of the Future Should Resemble its Past by Moshe Milevsky (Cambridge University Press; 270 pages; $49.99). Discusses censure and expulsion in the internal disciplinary system as a reflection of Soviet ideals of citizenship and party membership; topics include party interest in members' infidelities, alcohol use, and other personal behavior. Reconsidering the Insular Cases: The Past and Future of the American Empire edited by Gerald L. Neuman and Tomiko Brown-Nagin (Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School, distributed by Harvard University Press; 216 pages; $21.95). First English translation of transcripts of oral commentaries given by the French philosopher, beginning with two 1963 radio broadcasts.