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Tag Archives: politics
Recalled to life
Er. hi. Been a while. Today marks my partial return to work, as I’ve been readjusting to life the last few weeks. I’ve been reading steadily, but have not been home (lots of housesitting), and typing reviews on my laptop … Continue reading
When Harry Became Sally
When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Movement© 2018 Ryan Anderson251 pages In the summer of 2015, a former non-issue affecting an extreme minority became, seemingly overnight, a mainstream talking point. All manner of individuals suddenly began announcing they … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews, Society and Culture
Tagged dissent, politics, sexuality, Wokeistan
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Of blowholes, blowhards, and blowing money
I’ve been studying for the CompTia A+ certification and entertaining a new lady friend in recent weeks, so my reading and reviewing has gotten a bit…torpid, shall we say. I haven’t been totally absorbed in specs and dates, though: Make … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 2000s, business, economics, humor, politics, poverty, science, whales-seals-etc
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I Must Speak Out
I Must Speak Out: The Best of The Voluntaryist, 1982-1999 © 1999 Carl Watner 485 pages What distinguishes the State from an organized gang? Carl Watner argues in I Must Speak Out that nothing whatsoever does, except its subjects’ belief. … Continue reading
The Gatekeepers
The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidencypub. 2017, Chris Whipple384 pages True confession: I never paid that much attention to the chief of staff position within the White House until I started watching The West … Continue reading
Happy City
Happy City: Transforming Our Lives through Urban Design© 2013 Charles Montgomery368 pages City air makes one free, but — happy? Throughout the 20th century, Americans fled the urban centers seeking Arcadian bliss. They didn’t find it, and despite an abundance … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged cities, civic awareness, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, urbanism
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Our Time Has Come
Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World © 2018 Alyssa Ayres360 pages The India of the 21st century is more than the word’s back office; by some measures, it has already overtaken Japan as the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews, World Affairs
Tagged Asia, India, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, survey
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Fear, bikes, and NaNoWriMo
Happy Monday! (Or Monday evening, depending on where you are…) My NaNoWriMo is off to a promising start, as I’ve been logging just over 4,000 words per day, well over the 1667 minimum average requirement. That is completely unprecedented … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged bicycles, NaNoWriMo, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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