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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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The Prince
The Prince© 1532 Niccolo Machiavelli100 pages Italy, circa 1500, was a rough neighborhood. Divided between powerful city-centered states and frequently threatened by outside empires, few rulers could rest on their laurels and enjoy a prolonged peace. Even if someone outside … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged "classic", Classics and Literary, Classics Club, Italy, Medieval, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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Dispatches from the Muckdog Gazette
Dispatches from the Muckdog Gazette: A Mostly Affectionate Account of a Small Town’s Fight to Survive© 2003 Bill Kauffman206 pages Bill Kauffman, as a kid, went places. Starting from a little town in upstate New York, he journeyed as far … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Kauffman, localism, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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