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Category Archives: Politics and Civic Interest
American Cicero
American Cicero: The Life of Charles Carroll © 2010 Bradley Birzer 230 pages When Charles Carroll of Carrollton signed the Declaration of Independence, he was risking the biggest fortune on the American mainland. But Carroll had yearned for independence for … Continue reading
Recarving Rushmore
Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty© 2009 Ivan Eland527 pages Presidential rankings tend to favor those who were most active, reigning during a crisis or creating expansive new programs that alter the nation’s fortunes. What of … Continue reading
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Tagged Hail to the Chief, history, libertarianism, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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The Terrorist Next Door
The Terrorist Next Door: The Militia Movement and the Radical Right © 2004 Daniel Levitas544 pages How does the grandson of Jewish immigrants become a leading voice in anti-Semitic movements? The Terrorist Next Door reviews domestic militancy in the United … Continue reading
Rise of the Warrior Cop
Rise of the Warrior Cop: the Militarization of America’s Police Forces © 2013 Radney Balko 400 pages A man’s home is his castle…but now the cops have bettering rams.. Among the sins of George the III, according to the Declaration … Continue reading
Harvest of Rage
Harvest of Rage: Why Oklahoma City is Only the Beginning© 1997 Joel Dyer307 pages In the spring of 1996, the peace of Oklahoma City was shattered when a truck bomb ignited outside a federal office. Nearly two hundred people were … Continue reading
The Fiery Cross
The Fiery Cross: The Ku Klux Klan in America© 1998 Wyn Craig Wade528 pages Living in the country as I did, the bus ride to school always lasted over an hour, and in elementary school I remember being utterly petrified … Continue reading
Selma 1965
Selma 1965: the March that Changed the South© 1974, 1985, 2015 Chuck Fager257 pages (2nd edition), Last weekend, my hometown suddenly became host to two presidents, a hundred members of Congress, and enough people to see it swell over ten times … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Civil Rights, history, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, race, Selma
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The Iron Web
The Iron Web© 2009 Larken Rose363 pages All Jessica wanted to do to celebrate her 19th birthday was go camping and test out her skills navigating with a GPS. At no point during the celebration did … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, libertarianism, Man vs State, philosophy, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, thriller
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I Am Malala
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World© 2014 Malala Yousafzai240 pages In 2012, Islamic fundamentalists shot a girl in the face for refusing to be cowed by their forceful attempt to impose … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, human rights, Islam, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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Green is the New Red
Green is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege© 2011 Will Potter256 pages Is passing out flyers the moral equivalent of flying a plane into a skyscraper and killing thousands of people? Well, in some … Continue reading
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