Monday, October 24, 2022

A review of “Crashes, Booms, Panics, and Government Regulation” (audiobook)

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So I was recently listening to some presentations from an audio series about investment . This installment was called “Crashes, Booms, Panic...
Friday, October 14, 2022

A review of the BBC’s “The Normans” and “The Normans: The Complete Epic Saga”

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There’s a reason that 1066 is the best remembered year in  British history . In that year, the Normans invaded England . They are the last p...
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

A review of “Exploring and Mapmaking” (audiobook)

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The “Age of Exploration” is today known for shameless imperialism, but it also saw many advances in our scientific understanding of the ear...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Reflections on learning about history of Ancient Israel

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“This book is intended for people of all faiths – and for skeptics, too. It reflects no particular religious commitments – nor is it anti-re...
Thursday, September 22, 2022

A review of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey”

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I am a big fan of the original  “Cosmos” TV series , made by  Carl Sagan  in 1980. Thus, when I heard that there was a 2014 reboot of the se...
Sunday, September 18, 2022

Alexis de Tocqueville often cited Judge Joseph Story

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Joseph Story was a U. S. Supreme Court justice, appointed by President James Madison In 1812, President James Madison appointed a new just...

Abraham Lincoln recommended Joseph Story, and Jefferson Davis criticized him

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Joseph Story was a U. S. Supreme Court justice, appointed by President James Madison In 1812, President James Madison appointed a new just...