Monthly Archives: August 2020

Young Master Albright

Posted on August 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

When I was a teenager, one of the gentlemen in our local congregation referred to me as “Young Master Albright.”  Since the person who did this was a friendly fellow and I got along with him and his family, I … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Alanis Morissette

Posted on August 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

As a teenager, my brother called me a male Alanis Morissette, supposing it was an insult, because of the way that I would write poetry that was as emotionally bare as Alanis’ music has been throughout much of her career.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Making Of A Marchioness

Posted on August 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Making Of A Marchioness, by Frances Hodgson Burnett This is the sort of work where, if you have any familiarity with romance novels, you know where this is going.  Yet while a simple and basic level of enjoyment of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Pretty Sister Of José

Posted on August 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Pretty Sister Of José, by Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Hodgson Burnett is known for a few books [1], and this is not one of them.  That is not to say that this is a bad book.  On the contrary, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Posted on August 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

Frances Hodgson Burnett, by Phyllis Bixler It is one of the strange and unpleasant aspects of literary history over the past century at least that there has been such a sharp divide between mass literature and high literature.  To the … Continue reading →

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All States Are Equal, But Some Are More Equal Than Others

Posted on August 15, 2020 by nathanalbright

One of the factors that has given the United States more stability than many other empires was its insistence that new states be placed on a condition of equality with other states.  Formally speaking, at least, there is no superiority … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Great Migration: Journey To The North

Posted on August 15, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Great Migration:  Journey To The North, by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist This is not a very good book.  Or at least this is not a book that I have any particular reason to care about personally.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Migration In The 21st Century

Posted on August 15, 2020 by nathanalbright

Migration In The 21st Century:  How Will Globalization And Climate Change Affect Migration And Settlement, by Paul Challen Given the importance that the author places on exaggerated climate change as well as an overly optimistic view of globalization, there are … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Immigration And Migration

Posted on August 15, 2020 by nathanalbright

Immigration And Migration (The Story Of America) by Greg Roza It is interesting to ponder the relationship between immigration and migration and both to the history of the United States.  To the extent that the United States is a successor … Continue reading →

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On The Viability Of Empire

Posted on August 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

As someone who is fond of reading and even perhaps occasionally writing about the Byzantine Empire [1], one of the aspects of the empire and its history that comes to mind is at what did it cease to become a … Continue reading →

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