John Fund briefly discusses four new books on the legacy of the Contract With American and the Republican takeover of Congress in the 1994 election in this OpinionJournal.com article.

Fund discusses Newt Gingrich’s ’Winning the Future,’ Mark Levin’s ’Men In Black,’ Major Garrett’s ’The Enduring Legacy,’ and ’The Republican Revolution’ edited by Chris Edwards and John Samples.

The verdict: Overall the legacy is good but mixed.