Sparks Commentary
Part history, part politics, and part random other stuff.
Saturday, December 25, 2021
A review of “Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christianity” (audiobook)
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“I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurre...
Thursday, December 16, 2021
A review of “The Vision of Léon Walras” (audiobook)
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So I recently finished an audiobook about Léon Walras (pronounced “Valras”), a French economist who was alive from the years 1834 to 1910...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
A review of “The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments” (audiobook)
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“The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this constitution , or on the applica...
Friday, November 26, 2021
A review of PBS’s “Native America”
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“An act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
A review of “Modern Marvels: The Suez Canal” (History Channel)
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Long before the Panama Canal was built, the Suez Canal was opened in 1869. This is the same year that America ’s Transcontinental Railroa...
Sunday, November 7, 2021
A review of “Frank Knight and the Chicago School” (audiobook)
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So I recently finished listening to an audiobook about the American economist Frank Knight , who lived from 1885 to 1972. It was just call...
Monday, November 1, 2021
A review of Étienne de la Boétie’s “Discourse on Voluntary Servitude” (audiobook)
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Étienne de la Boétie When “Discourse on Voluntary Servitude” was first published in 1577, its author had been dead for more than a decade. ...
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