Monthly Archives: April 2020

Book Review: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Posted on April 23, 2020 by nathanalbright

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk:  Leadership, Strategy, Conflict, by Edward J. Erickson An online stranger asked me what I thought about the founder of the Turkish republic, and my response to the immediate query was that I did not know enough about … Continue reading →

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Ballots Over Bullets

Posted on April 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

A few days ago the president of the United States made a provocative tweet, as is his fashion, about the need to liberate certain states.  This was immediately taken by his political enemies as being an incitement to violence and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A New Birth Of Freedom

Posted on April 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

A New Birth Of Freedom:  Abraham Lincoln And The Coming Of The Civil War, by Harry V. Jaffa It is somewhat melancholy that this ended up being the last book by the author and that he did not live long … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Crisis Of The House Divided

Posted on April 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

Crisis Of The House Divided:  An Interpretation Of The Issues In The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, by Harry V. Jaffa This was my first introduction to Harry Jaffa and his political thinking some two decades or so ago and it remains a … Continue reading →

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The Space Between A Locovore And A Peasant

Posted on April 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

On the face of it, it would appear that small family farmers of the kind that are unkindly considered to be peasants in many societies and the more privileged locovores who engage in community farming and seek to encourage the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The One-Block Feast

Posted on April 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

The-One Block Feast:  An Adventure In Food From Yard To Table, by Margo True This book was a somewhat alienating read.  There is certainly a market for a book like this, but I’m not it.  That isn’t to say that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Miracle Of Olive Oil

Posted on April 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Miracle Of Olive Oil:  Practical Tips For Health, Home & Beauty, by Dr. Penny Stanway I enjoy olive oil as much as (or more than) most people, but this book really went above and beyond when it came to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Practical Treatise On Olive Culture

Posted on April 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Practical Treatise On Olive Culture, Oil Making, And Olive Picking, by Adolphe Flamant It is a good thing to remember that when one is looking for wisdom and insight about various matters that it is fortunate we still have … Continue reading →

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You Gotta Serve Somebody

Posted on April 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

Bob Dylan never spoke or sang truer than when he sang that you’ve gotta serve somebody in his perhaps most notable track as a born-again mainstream Christian.  Try as humanity might, it is impossible to be fully free.  Indeed, some … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Writings Of Abraham Lincoln: Volume 1

Posted on April 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Writings Of Abraham Lincoln:  Volume 1, edited by Arthur Brooks Lapsley This book contains the writings of Abraham Lincoln from 1832 to 1843, when he married.  These are fascinating works, some of which will likely be familiar to the … Continue reading →

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