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#33 - common sense
Written by: Glenn Beck It took me no time at all to read Glenn Beck’s No. 1 New York Times best-selling Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine. It’s only… more →
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The Collected Works of William Shakespeare (The Histories)
wrote 2 months ago: Why, you may well ask, did I read The Collected Works of William Shakespeare, and even if I did, why … more →
the life of a young black conservative
wrote 3 months ago: He’s black, so Obama, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Janeane Garofalo, and a whole host of libera … more →
Virtual History - Alternatives and Counterfactuals (Ferguson, Niall, ed.)
wrote 5 months ago: I had never previously read Niall Ferguson, and have only recently discovered the quaintly conservat … more →
In Light of India (Paz, Octavio)
wrote 5 months ago: At some point in my life, someone I know had told me how much he hated reading this book. “Don … more →
#33 - common sense
wrote 6 months ago: Written by: Glenn Beck It took me no time at all to read Glenn Beck’s No. 1 New York Times best-sell … more →
let freedom ring!
wrote 6 months ago: Hello America, Here it is, another Fourth of July. Traditionally, this is a day to gather with frien … more →
On the Social Contract (Rousseau, Jean Jacques)
wrote 6 months ago: Jean Jacques Rousseau’s essay on what constitutes legitimate political authority is an essenti … more →
Emperors of the Peacock Throne (Eraly, Abraham)
wrote 7 months ago: Emperors of the Peacock Throne is more histrionics than History Channel, more Oprah than opera, and … more →
operation overlord
wrote 7 months ago: “Our landings in the Cherbourg-Le Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I … more →
Europe and the People Without History (Wolf, Eric)
wrote 7 months ago: The aim of historians is to narrate, to describe, and sometimes, to judge; but above all, it is to i … more →
Where we have Hope: A Memoir of Zimbabwe (Meldrum, Andrew)
wrote 7 months ago: Where we have Hope: A Memoir of Zimbabwe is the powerful first person account of an American journal … more →
the candy bombers
wrote 1 year ago: The lessons are clear. Stand fast. Put the right men in charge. And never doubt the capacity of the … more →
why america is the greatest country on earth
wrote 1 year ago: Is Ben Shapiro single? Can I marry him? I had another post all lined up for Friday’s holiday, … more →
what would reagan do?
wrote 1 year ago: Besides Presidents Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson, President Ronald Reagan … more →
the pulse of the battlefield
wrote 2 years ago: The following excerpt is from the most recent blog of one of my favorite writers, esteemed historian … more →
amazing grace
wrote 2 years ago: There was a movie out a couple months ago called Amazing Grace. I’m not sure anyone saw it; it … more →
this is your time
wrote 2 years ago: I wasn’t going to post about this. In the aftermath of the tragedy of what happened at Virgini … more →
we will not forget
wrote 3 months ago: “America is a nation full of good fortune, with so much to be grateful for. But we are not spa … more →
