Monthly Archives: December 2015

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: A Case Study In The Difficulty Of Signaling

Posted on December 31, 2015 by nathanalbright

Perennially, among my most popular posts are about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, an institution with its museum in Cleveland, Ohio, a museum that is immensely entertaining to visit, which when I was there had thoughtful music history … Continue reading →

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Book Review: So Many Books

Posted on December 31, 2015 by nathanalbright

So Many Books: Reading And Publishing In An Age Of Abundance, by Gabriel Zaid Among my friends there is a widespread inside joke, sometimes implicit and sometimes explicit, about certain books being Nathanish. Being someone who reads a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Syntopticon Project, Or Books About Books

Posted on December 31, 2015 by nathanalbright

One of the more ambitious projects of Mortimer Adler that he discussed in his masterpiece How To Read A Book [1] was to build a collection of works called the Syntopticon, an catalogue of books about different subjects. As there … Continue reading →

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Oh Lord When I Am Weary, When I Feel The Days I’m Living Are In Vain

Posted on December 30, 2015 by nathanalbright

At about 5 this morning, I awoke from my second troubling dream of the night. A vision of being trapped inside an unfurnished house with someone who often manages to be close to me because of our similar interests but … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Election 2014: Why The Republicans Swept The Midterms

Posted on December 30, 2015 by nathanalbright

Election 2014: Why The Republicans Swept The Midterms, by Ed Kilgore There is something thrilling and entertaining in reading a book that is designed for another audience. Just as from time to time I read the books of those who … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Blinded By The Right

Posted on December 30, 2015 by nathanalbright

Blinded By The Right: The Conscience Of An Ex-Conservative, by David Brock It should be noted that there are at least three things about the title of this book that are seriously mistaken, and those mistakes set the tone for … Continue reading →

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Mysteries Of The Bible: What Does It Mean To Be A Pillar In The Temple Of God?

Posted on December 29, 2015 by nathanalbright

For those people who take Revelation 2 and 3 from the historicist perspective, viewing them as a succession of ages, it is a common tendency to label oneself as Philadelphian and to label one’s rivals as Laodicean, or worse [1]. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Misquoting Mohammad

Posted on December 29, 2015 by nathanalbright

Misquoting Mohammad: The Challenge And Choices Of Interpreting The Prophet’s Legacy, by Jonathan A.C. Brown In reading a book like this, which spends about 300 pages, including some very thoughtful and brief appendices, discussing the various matters of interpretation and … Continue reading →

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The Thrill Of Victory And The Agony Of The Feet

Posted on December 28, 2015 by nathanalbright

As this is a companion piece to my previous reflections about the Sports day of the Northwest Weekend [1], I figured I would include one of my obligatory bad puns as a title, and note that I appreciate the difficulty … Continue reading →

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Vox Populi, Vox Dei

Posted on December 28, 2015 by nathanalbright

Yesterday, the visiting pastor giving the sermon message for the Sabbath made several references to the same quotation from a 1980 article or sermon by Herbert W. Armstrong, in which the question was asked whether we are to be a … Continue reading →

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