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Selections from the Battle Cry of Freedom
Quotes Austere and humorless, Davis did not suffer fools gladly. He lacked Lincoln’s ability to work with partisans of a different persuasion for the common cause. Lincoln would rather win the war than an argument; Davis seemed to prefer winning … Continue reading
Posted in General, quotations
Tagged American Civil War, James McPherson, quotations
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Selections from Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine
But while I learned this early, it was much later that I learned something else, dimly and slowly, through my study of history, mythology and, well, people: that every culture, whether it knows it or not, is built around a … Continue reading
Savage Gods
Savage Gods is a challenging book to review because of its nature: it is a meditation, or perhaps a rumination, by the author on his continuing search for meaning and the role of writing and the word in that search. … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Philosophy, Reviews
Tagged Buddhism, dissent, mindfulness, Nonfiction 2025, Paul Kingsnorth, quotations, writing
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WWW Wednesday + Thoughtful Quotes
Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Quotations That Make You Think”. But first, WWW Wednesday! WHAT have you finished reading recently? Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear. WHAT are you reading now? Multiple things, but I’m focusing … Continue reading
Selections from Living in Wonder
Review to follow tomorrow.
Posted in quotations, Religion and Philosophy
Tagged Christianity, Orthodoxy, quotations, religion, Rod Dreher
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Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist
Two years ago I read a Wendell Berry collection of essays edited not by Brother Berry himself, but by someone named Paul Kingsnorth. Being the nosy sort that I am, I inquired of Google who Kingsnorth might be, I knew … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Britain, environmentalism, essays, Paul Kingsnorth, quotations, Technology and Society, Wendell Berry
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Satire and our dark hearts
From GK Chesterton’s Twelve Types: It has become a breach of etiquette to praise the enemy: whereas when the enemy is strong every honest scout ought to praise the enemy. It is impossible to vanquish an army without having a … Continue reading
America’s first female astronauts
When NASA was formed and began looking for astronauts, they settled on test pilots as the initial base: such men were already known quantities, with proven physical and intellectual gifts that could be applied to the pioneering work of Mercury and beyond. Although … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1970s, 1980s, history, human space flight, quotations, women
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Chaos Machine Highlights
A few minutes ago I posted a review for The Chaos Machine: How Social Media Rewired Our Minds. Below are selected highlights from it. The thought process that went into building these applications,” Parker told the media conference, “was all … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, civic awareness, digital world, quotations, social media, Technology and Society
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