Monthly Archives: July 2019

Book Review: Marxism

Posted on July 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

Marxism:  Philosophy And Economics, by Thomas Sowell This book is a heady one, one of the earlier written books by the author, and one that seeks, through a close reading of the writings of Marx and Engels, to explain what … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Vision Of The Anointed

Posted on July 24, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Vision Of The Anointed:  Self-Congratulation As A Basis For Social Policy, by Thomas Sowell This particular book is a devastating one because it reminds the reader, if any such reminder is necessary, of the dangers that happen when a … Continue reading →

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Rights, Entitlements, And Privileges

Posted on July 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

All rights that we possess by necessity place obligations on other people and provide us with some sort of privilege and entitlement as a result.  This is true whether we view rights in the negative sense of freedom from interference … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Grocery

Posted on July 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Grocery:  The Buying And Selling Of Food In America, by Michael Ruhlman This book is badly mistitled.  The job of a title of the book is to set the expectations that the reader has for its materials.  While this book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Retail Disruptors

Posted on July 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Retail Disruptors:  The Spectacular Rise And Impact Of The Hard Discounters, by Jan-Benedict Steenkamp with Laurens Sloot While I must admit that I did not know the precise definition of a hard discounter when I started this book, it did … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Food Justice

Posted on July 23, 2019 by nathanalbright

Food Justice, by Robert Gottlieb and Anupama Joshi There is a contradiction at the heart of this book, and one that is quite common when one is dealing with the artifacts of leftist thought.  That is, this book is not … Continue reading →

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On The Rational Analysis Of Emotional Difficulties

Posted on July 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

This past Sabbath, one of the members of our congregation and a fellow volleyball coach during the fall and winter months gave his second sermonette in a row that dealt with a matter of considerable emotional difficulty while using a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Unexpected Evolution Of Language

Posted on July 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Unexpected Evolution Of Language:  Discover The Surprising Etymology Of Everyday Words, by Justin Cord Hayes Why would the evolution of language be unexpected to anyone who has a remote idea of the history of words.  When we reflect upon … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Written In Stone

Posted on July 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

Written In Stone:  A Journey Through The Stone Age And The Origins Of Modern Language, by Christopher Stevens At its heart, this book is a historical dictionary, but of an unusual and striking kind.  Rather than seeking to go from … Continue reading →

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Book Review: That Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

Posted on July 22, 2019 by nathanalbright

That Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means:  The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words And Their Tangled Histories, by Ross Petras And Kathryn Petras There are some languages that have official language academies that officially tell what is and what … Continue reading →

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