Monthly Archives: April 2020

According To You

Yesterday I found myself the unwitting witness of an attempt by someone to justify not behaving in a loving and Christian fashion towards someone he considered to be a horrible sinner.  This is not an uncommon occurrence, and perhaps you … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Insightful Reader

The Insightful Reader:  How To Learn Deeply & Attain Life-Changing Insights From Books, by I.C. Robledo [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookSirens in exchange for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] The … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Flaws That Kill Our Democracy

The Flaws That Kill Our Democracy:  Version 1.0, by Klaas Mensaert [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookSirens in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In many ways, this book resembles … Continue reading

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Book Review: The “Supreme Gentleman” Killer

The “Supreme Gentleman” Killer:  The True Story Of An Incel Mass Murderer, by Brian Whitney [This book was provided free of charge by BookSirens in exchange for an honest review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] At the heart … Continue reading

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Good For Whom?

One of the many economic questions that I am fascinated by is the debate over whether or not slavery was profitable for the South.  As this subject was fought over considerably before the Civil War started and continues to be … Continue reading

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Book Review: Did Slavery Pay?

Did Slavery Pay?, by Hugh G.J. Aitken This book was a deeply fascinating one for me to read and it is a book that I can wholeheartedly recommend to someone who wants to recognize the struggle in economic history between … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Political Economy Of The Cotton South

The Political Economy Of The Cotton South:  Households, Markets, ANd Wealth In The Nineteenth Century, by Gavin Wright The question of the profitability of slavery is one that has always struck me as deeply interesting and sometimes quite funny.  Nevertheless, … Continue reading

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Book Review: Unburdened By Conscience

Unburdened By Conscience:  A Black People’s Collective Account Of America’s Ante-Bellum South And The Aftermath, by Anthony W. Neal It is obvious that I am not the intended audience of this book any more than the books written by white … Continue reading

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On Cold Cases And Plague Victims

For those who are not aware [1], I am a particular fan of Genetic Genealogy.  Like many people, I greatly enjoy finding out my relationship with such obscure people as a 1360 Netherlands Plague Victim, and finding out that quite … Continue reading

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Book Review: Slaves And Slavery In Ancient Rome

Slaves And Slavery In Ancient Rome, by Zvi Yavetz What is it that you think of when you think of slavery in ancient Rome?  There are admittedly several angles that you could think of, but in judging this book it … Continue reading

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