Saturday, February 25, 2023

The Founding Fathers strongly criticized Plato’s “Republic” (and for good reason)

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“Socrates had reason indeed to complain of the misrepresentations of Plato ; for in truth his dialogues are libels on Socrates.” –  Thomas J...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Frederick Douglass took a great risk by learning how to read

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Note: This post quotes from Frederick Douglass’s memoir, where he recounts racist treatment that he received from various white men. Althoug...
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Yes, Blackstone’s “Commentaries” influenced Abraham Lincoln (and here’s the proof)

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“The election of 1834 came, and [Abraham Lincoln] was then elected to the Legislature [of Illinois] by the highest vote cast for any candida...
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...