Sparks Commentary
Part history, part politics, and part random other stuff.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
A review of “Gold, Hard Money, and Financial Gurus” (audiobook)
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So I was recently listening to some additional presentations from an audio series about investment . This particular installment was called ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
A review of “William James, Charles Peirce, and American Pragmatism” (audiobook)
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William James and Charles Sanders Peirce are two of the most influential philosophers to come out of the United States . They made contribut...
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
John Adams praised James Harrington’s “The Commonwealth of Oceana”
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“These are what are called revolution-principles. They are the principles of Aristotle and Plato , of Livy and Cicero , of Sydney , Harri...
Sunday, December 25, 2022
A review of “Isaac Newton’s New Physics” (audiobook)
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“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton, in a letter to Robert Hooke on 5 February 1675 Sir Is...
Reflections on learning about early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism
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“Typically, Jewish history and Christian history are taught by different teachers; they are even considered different disciplines. As Oxford...
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Saturday, December 10, 2022
A review of William Lloyd Garrison’s “The Liberator” (audiobook)
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“On this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No! no! Tell a man whose house is on fire, to give a moderate...
Monday, November 28, 2022
My deep and abiding love of the Bible
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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine , for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousnes...
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