Monthly Archives: July 2019

It Is A Joy For The Just To Do Justice

Posted on July 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

For a variety of reasons, I am frequently reminded of questions of social justice.  Of course, my biggest question is one that does not tend to get asked a lot, and that is whether the social in social justice means … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Two Plays By Bertolt Brecht

Posted on July 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

Two Plays by Bertolt Brecht, revised English versions and introdution by Eric Bentley In reading these books I must admit I was a bit puzzled to read of them described elsewhere as among the playwright’s most important literary plays.  To … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui

Posted on July 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui:  A Gangster Spectacle, by Bertolt Brecht, adapted by George Tabori, music by Hans-Dieter Hosalla I must admit to having strongly mixed feelings about this particular play.  In general, I have not been impressed by … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Threepenny Opera

Posted on July 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Threepenny Opera, by Bertolt Brecht, English book by Desmond Vesey, English lyrics by Eric Bentley Although I have long been familiar with Brecht as a writer, most notably because he shows up as a lamentable example of a socialist … Continue reading →

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If Seimens Knew What They Knew, They Would Be A Great Company

Posted on July 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

In some book I have long otherwise forgotten, I picked up a hilarious quote about Seimens that I have occasionally pondered over and mused since then, “If Seimens knew what they knew, they would be a great company.”  At first … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Race And Culture

Posted on July 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Race And Culture:  A World View, by Thomas Sowell If you have read as many of the books of the author as I have, then there is a lot about this book that will be very familiar.  This is not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Black Rednecks And White Liberals

Posted on July 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Black Rednecks And White Liberals, by Thomas Sowell This book discusses, among other things, aspects of race and culture that I have long noticed for myself, and it does so from the point of view of culture being far more … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Affirmative Action Around The World

Posted on July 30, 2019 by nathanalbright

Affirmative Action Around The World:  An Empirical Study, by Thomas Sowell In order to understand this book and the author’s approach, you have to know that Sowell is not addressing the subject of affirmative action and “racial” preference and identity … Continue reading →

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However Which Way You Slice It

Posted on July 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

Yesterday at services we had a sermon from one of our congregation’s local elders on the problem of human nature.  From time to time I discuss this matter [1] in various forms, and I often find myself reading about it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Great Railroad Revolution

Posted on July 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Great Railroad Revolution:  The History Of Trains In America, by Christian Wolmar There is a great danger when historians of a given subject, like the history of rail transportation in the United States take off their historian hat and … Continue reading →

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