Daily Archives: May 29, 2020

Don’t Feed The Dialectic

Posted on May 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

On December 4, 2014, a man named Eric Garner was put into a chokehold by an NYPD officer, and his dying gasps saying that he couldn’t breathe were videotaped by a bystander and provoked a great deal of unrest related … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ulysses S. Grant

Posted on May 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

Ulysses S. Grant, by Josiah Bunting III Why has Grant been viewed as being an incompetent president?  This short book, written by someone who clearly has a positive view of Grant, gives at least some of the basic context that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Chickamauga & Chattanooga

Posted on May 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

Chickamauga & Chattanooga:  The Battles That Doomed The Confederacy, by John Bowers It is unusual to read books on Civil War history where the author is as conflicted as this one with regards to the outcome of the battles involved.  … Continue reading →

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