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Short rounds and the week ahead
On Saturday the library was partially evacuated owing to a tornado warning, and today Father Winter has well and truly hit the town. I’m currently reading a scrutiny of political utopias, transhumanism, and religious-spiritual ideas about life beyond death (from … Continue reading →
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
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Tagged American Civil War, Barack Obama, history, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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The Limits of Partnership
The Limits of Partnership: U.S.-Russian Relations in the 21st Century© 2014 Angela Stent384 pages The Limits of Partnership examines the Russo-American relationship through four presidential administrations, reviewing what progress was made or conflicts each American executive had with his Russian counterpart. … Continue reading →
Posted in history, Reviews, World Affairs
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Tagged Barack Obama, geopolitics, history, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, Russia
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The Iran Wars
The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals that Reshaped the Middle East© 2016 Jay Solomon352 pages When the young people of Iran hit the streets in protest about suspicious election returns in 2009, the United States … Continue reading →
Posted in history, Reviews, World Affairs
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Tagged Barack Obama, geopolitics, history, Middle East, Persia-Iran, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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Confront and Conceal
Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of Power496 pages© 2012 David E. Sanger Barack Obama may have been the only Nobel Peace Prize winner in history to order lethal force used on a regular basis, but things … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, China, Cybersecurity, espionage and commandos, geopolitics, Middle East, Persia-Iran
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The Audacity of Hope
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream © 2006 Barack Obama 375 pages Knowing my interest in political speeches, a friend of mine asked me in 2005 if I’d ever heard of Barack Obama, who spoke at … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, liberal-progressive, memoir, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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