Monthly Archives: January 2020

Preaching To The Choir

Posted on January 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

Sometimes I wonder if it is necessarily a bad thing that most preaching is preaching to the choir.  Aside from the fact that I am frequently a member of the choir in a literal sense, I tend to find that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Political Mind

Posted on January 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Political Mind:  A Cognitive Scientist’s Guide To Your Brain And Its Politics, by George Lakoff This book is worth reading, if at all, mainly for the way in which it demonstrates the rank hypocrisy of the left and the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Imagined Communities

Posted on January 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

Imagined Communities, by Benedict Anderson This book was, in a way, prophetic, as the author commented on the way that nationalism served as a threat for Marxist regimes and ended up unintentionally predicting the fall of Yugoslavia and the Soviet … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Year 1000

Posted on January 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Year 1000:  What Life Was Like At The Turn Of The First Millennium:  An Englishman’s World, by Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger This book was disappointing.  I have read at least some books that sought to convey how life … Continue reading →

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Uma Carta Com Dezenove Palavras

Posted on January 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

It is hard to imagine who would write a letter with only nineteen words.  For those of you who have never written an actual letter, there are a lot of logistics that go into this particular habit.  For one, you … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Conquerors

Posted on January 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

Conquerors:  How Portugal Forged The First Global Empire, by Roger Crowley This book sits in a bit of an uncanny valley when it comes to its material and approach.  In a different age, this book would feel comfortable simply praising … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Spain: A Unique History

Posted on January 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

Spain:  A Unique History, Stanley G. Payne What makes this book a unique history is something that will either likely win over or alienate the readers of this book, and that is the author’s personal touch and his replacement of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: India: An Illustrated History

Posted on January 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

India:  An Illustrated History, by Prem Kishore & Anuradha Kishore Ganpati Admittedly, I was a bit disappointed by this book.  Any time an entire subcontinent’s history is covered in about 200 pages one can expect that the coverage will be … Continue reading →

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Something Gained And Something Lost

Posted on January 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

What is the obligation that we have to reflect upon the worst as well as the lives of other people?  There is a longstanding cultural tradition, although one that has been considerably eroded as of late, that we should speak … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Joey

Posted on January 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

Joey:  How A Blind Rescue Horse Helped Others Learn To See, by Jennifer Marshall Bleakley At the core of this book is an inspirational tale of a blind and mistreated horse who ended up being a kind and compassionate therapy … Continue reading →

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