Monthly Archives: December 2016

Book Review: So Help Me God

Posted on December 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

So Help Me God:  The Ten Commandments, Judicial Tyranny, And The Battle For Religious Freedom, by Roy Moore with John Perry When one reads the memoirs of political or institutional leaders or even celebrities in general, one often gets the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Great Declaration

Posted on December 19, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Great Declaration:  A Book For Young Americans, by Henry Steele Commager Most famous for his massive compilation of primary sources for the American Civil War The Blue And The Gray, in this short book (about 110 pages or so), … Continue reading →

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The Next Best Thing

Posted on December 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

If you are as fond of bad movies, or of people making fun of bad movies, as much as I am, there is a lot to enjoy about the film career of Madonna.  Not content with being among the most … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Oregon II

Posted on December 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

Oregon II, by Ray Atkeson, text by Archie Satterfield As the second book I have read from this author [1], and like the other book, a classic coffee table book [2].  Like its predecessor, it has a large amount of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Oregon Coast

Posted on December 18, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Oregon Coast, by Ray Atkeson, text by Archie Satterfield Fortunately, this book mostly has what its intended reading audience would appreciate, namely beautiful photographs of the Oregon coast in this classic coffee table book [1] published in Portland in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Rogue One

Posted on December 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

[Spoiler Alert:  There be spoilers here.] As I sat in the theater next to a bright but irritatingly noisy child who must have been only about five years old or so, I had all kinds of thoughts to make a … Continue reading →

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Turnabout Is Fair Play, Or The Lament Of The Social Justice Warrior

Posted on December 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

When I was in college, I had a flirtatious friend/girlfriend with whom I had a very teasing relationship.  During one of her more reflective and astute moments, she told me that both of us liked dishing it out but that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Diaspora

Posted on December 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

Diaspora:  Exile And The Contemporary Jewish Condition, edited by Etan Levine As is the case often with books I read, I feel simultaneously too close and at some remove from this book and its subject matter.  Although I come from … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Case Of The Jews From Arab Countries: A Neglected Issue

Posted on December 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Case Of The Jews From Arab Countries:  A Neglected Issue, by Maurice M. Roumani Although this book was published in 1983, it does not suffer at all for having been written comparatively long ago regarding the state of Arab-Israeli … Continue reading →

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Should We Talk About The Weather?

Posted on December 16, 2016 by nathanalbright

On days like today where the weather is not particularly good, I have to hear a lot of sob stories about the weather, about people whose cars are frozen in parking lots, who run up on curbs because they lack … Continue reading →

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