Wednesday, May 12, 2021

A review of “Islam: Empire of Faith” (PBS Empires)

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“ ˹He is˺ Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him , the Lord of the Mighty Throne.” – English translation of  The Quran, Surah...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

A review of Karl Marx's “Das Kapital” (audiobook)

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“A commodity appears, at first sight, a very trivial thing, and easily understood. Its analysis shows that it is, in reality, a very queer t...
Monday, May 3, 2021

A review of Machiavelli’s “The Prince” (audiobook)

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I had read “The Prince” itself before listening to this audiobook, sometime during the winter of 2006-2007. It was in English translation ...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

A review of “The Nazis: A Warning from History” (BBC)

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It seems incredible that the Nazis ever came to power. Today, they are among the most unpopular of all movements, portrayed as bad guys in m...
Thursday, March 11, 2021

Some interesting Joe Biden quotes about race

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These quotations show Joe Biden saying some very awkward things about race. You might respond that none of them are bad enough to convict Jo...
Thursday, March 4, 2021

The Continental Congresses: The backstory of the United States Congress

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“An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America , towards furth...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

A review of “Early Austrian Economics” (audiobook)

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So I recently finished an audiobook about “Early Austrian Economics,” about the famous Austrian School in the  late-nineteenth  and  early-...