Category Archives: Book Review

SELF CONTROL AND THE EVOLUTION OF RELIGION?

Posted on January 1, 2009 by

Religion is good for you.  According to an article in the New York Times, that is now the “scientific” answer.  Scientists have determined that religious belief is good for you. As early as the 1920s, researchers found that students who … Continue reading →

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A TIME FOR RESOLVE AND PERSEVERANCE

Posted on November 11, 2008 by

Today was Veterans Day.  Today was also week after an election victory and an election defeat. This was a fateful year ending in a fate filled election.  The pundits tell us that in a thousand ways.  They boisterously proclaim victory.  … Continue reading →

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AN EXTRACT FROM THE “THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS” BY ADAM SMITH

Posted on June 4, 2008 by

As I grow older, I have discovered there are many books, too many books, I should have read that I have not read.  So late in life, I try discover what those books might be and read them.  Often I learn these … Continue reading →

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A BOOK REVIEW BY SENATOR KEN CUCCINELLI

Posted on February 29, 2008 by

Whenever I can, I happily purloin material from Senator Ken Cuccinelli’s Cuccinelli Compass. Here is the good senator’s latest edition. February 29, 2008 Dear Fellow Republican: Tuesday night I finished the book “Amazing Grace” by Eric Metaxes. It is a … Continue reading →

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WHICH TALE FOR OUR CHILDREN?

Posted on January 29, 2008 by

Once upon a time I was a boy, and I went to school. Although I had other ideas, my parents insisted that I study. And so, after a few spankings and other such humbling persuasions, I did. What was my … Continue reading →

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AMERICAN FASCISTS BY CHRIS HEDGES

Posted on December 11, 2007 by

American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America by Chris Hedges is a mass of self-contradictions. Hedges tries to appeal to logic, but his is an emotional book, an ironic call to the faithful to take arms against … Continue reading →

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MAYFLOWER BY NATHANIEL PHILBRICK

Posted on November 21, 2007 by

To put it succinctly, Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick is a good read. If that is all it takes to get you to read the book, then skip this review and go read the book. We like to think of the … Continue reading →

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A STORY ABOUT ONE OF HISTORY’S GREAT INVENTORS

Posted on October 2, 2007 by

Do you want to read a short, interesting book that combines science, history, and politics? Then let me suggest Longitude by Dava Sobel. This book tells the story of 18th century craftsman and inventor John Harrison. John Harrison developed the … Continue reading →

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