Daily Archives: January 31, 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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