Sparks Commentary
Part history, part politics, and part random other stuff.
Saturday, January 22, 2022
A review of “Dimensions of Scientific Thought” (audiobook)
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What is science, and how does it work? Are scientific theories certain, or can they change with the evidence? These are the kinds of questio...
Saturday, January 8, 2022
A review of “The War of 1812” (audiobook)
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How did the War of 1812 begin? Why did we fight it? Was it worth fighting? These are questions that people have asked ever since the war hap...
Monday, January 3, 2022
A review of “Stoics and Epicureans” (audiobook)
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There’s a brief mention of the Epicureans and Stoics in the New Testament . Specifically, in “The Acts of the Apostles,” it is said that “c...
Cicero and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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The apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have referenced the Roman statesman Cicero a number of times, even quoti...
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...
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