Monthly Archives: November 2012

A Deeper Divide

Posted on November 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

One of the more worrisome signs that our cultural divide is getting deeper and more problematic is the way in which politics is entering the choice of businesses, offering yet another way for people to distinguish themselves so they not … Continue reading →

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Reality Bites

Posted on November 14, 2012 by nathanalbright

A few decades ago, painter Andy Warhol stated that in the future everyone would get their fifteen minutes of fame. This led the group Sugar Ray to entitle their second album 14:59, even though for that particular band they remained … Continue reading →

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An Abuse Of Power

Posted on November 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

News is breaking about a horrendous miscarriage of justice in the Netherlands. While the issue of Jerry Sandusky serving as a long-pampered pedophile within Penn State, taking advantage of his closeness to young people and his reputation as a football … Continue reading →

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Making The Law Of Large Numbers Work For You

Posted on November 13, 2012 by nathanalbright

When I was growing up (far away from my father, I might add), my father was the secretary of the local bus driver’s union for his rural Pennsylvanian school district. In many ways, my political views are very similar to … Continue reading →

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Tuning Fork

Posted on November 12, 2012 by nathanalbright

As a musician who has tended to sing (tenor) and play (viola) parts, I have long been attuned to the issue of harmony. The questions of balance of unity that fill our lives have elegant solutions in the world of … Continue reading →

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Gimme Shelter

Posted on November 12, 2012 by nathanalbright

Recently, Switzerland has been invaded by tax collectors [1]. This is not entirely unexpected, but it provides an ominous hint of what governments do when they suspect (not entirely without reason) that people are attempting to escape or minimize their … Continue reading →

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Hosea 4:1-10: I Also Will Reject You From Being Priest For Me

Posted on November 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

Hosea 4:1-10 presents an interesting conundrum–it contains an extremely well known and often-quoted verse, but it is not well understood as a passage because few people understand the priestly responsibility both of ancient Israel and the contemporary church. Since the … Continue reading →

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You Are What You Eat

Posted on November 11, 2012 by nathanalbright

As someone who likes both good books and good food, I often ponder the interaction and relationship between what we put into our bodies and minds and the results of our consumption on who we are as people. A great … Continue reading →

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Somalia’s Piracy Dilemma

Posted on November 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

Earlier this week I requested a book to review on Somali piracy as part of my naval history book review series, written by the former commander of the Task Force 151 who led a multinational fleet to combat piracy in … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Imperial Crossroads

Posted on November 10, 2012 by nathanalbright

Imperial Crossroads: The Great Powers and the Persian Gulf, edited by Jeffrey R. Macris and Saul Kelly So, today I finally got this book, which had taken a rather circuitous way to get to me, having been sent to Thailand … Continue reading →

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