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The Fighting Little Judge
Back in 2016, I played with the idea of reading biographies of various populists, for obvious reasons. William Jennings Bryant, Huey Long, and George C. Wallace were the three figures who leapt most to mind. Although George C. Wallace is … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1960s, 1970s, Alabama, biography, Civil Rights, George C. Wallace, history, Politics-CivicInterest, populism, race
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The American Nazi
How does a man who fought Hitler come to deify him? George Lincoln Rockwell began life as the child of a popular entertainer, and by adulthood was well-poised for a successful life. He’d gone to a good university, though his … Continue reading
Posted in General, history, Reviews
Tagged 1960s, cults and conspiracies, gangs tribes and parties, George Lincoln Rockwell, history, MLK, race
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The Last 10 Books Tag
This has been a quiet review week, in large part because I am trudging through a book I don’t like but have spent too much time trying to read to abandon it. Good ol’ sunk cost fallacy, how can I … Continue reading
Short rounds: Fawlty Towers, Samuel Adams, and John Dickinson
I’m not sure that posting something about this here is altogether appropriate given that it’s not an audiobook, despite being listed on Audible. This is the audio recordings of Fawlty Towers, the award-winning British comedy from the 1970s, made available … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged American Revolution, Fawlty Towers, history, memoir, Philadelphia
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Crunchy Cons: The Reread
Eleven years ago I stumbled onto a book called Crunchy Cons by Rod Dreher. I’d begun moving towards ‘localism’ in my later progressive period (circa 2009 – 2011), and had found unexpected insight in online magazines with some localist-oriented writing … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Society and Culture
Tagged Christianity, education, environmentalism, food, Judaism, marriage and family, Orthodoxy, religion, ReRead, Rod Dreher, sacramental living
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Reckoning with the Public Library
Recently an article at The Free Press which attributed the decline of the public library to the fact that they’ve become homeless shelters has been causing some chatter in some online librarian communities. While looking into it, this book was … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged bookshops and libraries, crime, memoir, mental health-illness
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Favorite Quotes & WWW Wednesday
Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Favorite Quotes from Books“, which is ridiculously unfair. I am a quote-hoard. But while I despair of winnowing out ten standouts from my collection, here’s the WWW. WHAT have you finished reading … Continue reading
Kenneth Branagh and the Magician’s Nephew
Ohh, dear reader, this is Kenneth Branagh as you’ve never experienced him. When I saw a seven-volume set of The Chronicles of Narnia on goodreads available for a single credit, with each book narrated by talents like Branagh and Patrick … Continue reading
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