Monthly Archives: June 2012

Filed Away Under Lock And Key

Posted on June 12, 2012 by nathanalbright

Recently, a friend of mine who is a source of useful and often highly disturbing information about international affairs [1] sent me a piece of information about Egypt’s secret police [2]. I have written before on the troubles in Egypt … Continue reading →

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A Hermeneutic Of Continuity

Posted on June 12, 2012 by nathanalbright

There are many problems in a variety of spheres that result from the common and mistaken hermeneutic of discontinuity that many people have. Despite the fact that it is well known that physical bodies contain strong inertial tendencies, the implications … Continue reading →

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If You Build It They Will Come?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

I’m generally the sort of person who tends to downplay my skills at marketing and promotion. The way I prefer to go about my business is to do the best I can at whatever I am doing, live and behave … Continue reading →

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Book Review: I Was A Slave In Russia

Posted on June 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

I Was A Slave In Russia: An American Tells His Story, by John Noble Published in 1958, this account by an American young man who had been imprisoned by the Soviets as a spy after having spent World War II … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lord Jim

Posted on June 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

Lord Jim, by Joseph Conrad Lord Jim is, like all of Joseph Conrad’s books that I have read, a tale of tragic optimism in the way in which it is better to be good than to be evil, but that … Continue reading →

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Elephants In The Room

Posted on June 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

It is a sad reality, though I wish it were not so, that most people do not want the truth. Most people neither want to hear nor to tell the truth, when we get to the bottom of matters. A … Continue reading →

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Matthew 12:1-8, Mark 2:23-28, Luke 6:1-5: The Lord Of The Sabbath And The Lord Of Sabaoth

Posted on June 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

What does it mean that Jesus Christ is Lord of the Sabbath? Most people who call themselves Christians today are virulently opposed to the seventh Day Sabbath as was commanded by God. There are a variety of reasons for this … Continue reading →

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Today In History: On June 9, 1946, King Ananda (Rama VIII) of Thailand Was (Probably) Assassinated

Posted on June 9, 2012 by nathanalbright

On June 9, 1946 one of the most momentous occurrences in 20th Century Thai history took place when King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), the elder brother of the current King Bhomipol (Rama IX) of Thailand, was found dead in Bangkok. … Continue reading →

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A Conspiracy Of Silence

Posted on June 8, 2012 by nathanalbright

A California country club has prevented a nationally-recognized local coach from speaking at the club because of her status as a survivor of sexual abuse from school teachers during her teenage years, while the principal who shielded those sexual offenders … Continue reading →

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Our Share Of The Blame

Posted on June 8, 2012 by nathanalbright

It is very easy to point fingers at other people and to use the relative anonymity that is provided by being an obscure and unimportant person in the grand scheme of life as a cover for taking any of the … Continue reading →

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