Monthly Archives: June 2021

On The Sorrows Of The Rentier Class

Posted on June 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the irritations that has to be endured in the contemporary world is frequently having to listen to clueless leftists complain about capitalism when it comes to the behavior of companies like Billboard and their anticompetitive policies towards those … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now

Posted on June 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, by Barry Miles This book is about as close to an autobiography that one could expect of Paul McCartney’s life, and though it only covers the period up to the breakup of the Beatles, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Paul McCartney: The Life

Posted on June 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

Paul McCartney: The Life, by Philip Norman By and large (and this book is large, at more than 800 pages), this is an enjoyable book to read if you are fond of the Beatles and especially Paul McCartney. This book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Paul McCartney: A Life

Posted on June 17, 2021 by nathanalbright

Paul McCartney: A Life, by Peter Ames Carlin Paul McCartney is an interesting figure and this book does a good job at looking at his life in such a way that the reader who has an interest in the history … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal For The Development Of DIY Charts

Posted on June 16, 2021 by nathanalbright

While there have been websites that have catered to subjective personal charts, most of these were merely charts based on favoritism and there was not the provision of a large amount of data to allow the development of charts that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Statistics Done Wrong

Posted on June 16, 2021 by nathanalbright

Statistics Done Wrong: A Woefully Complete Guide, by Alex Reinhart The problem with this book, such as it is, is that it by no means a woefully complete guide. To be sure, the state of statistics abuse in contemporary society … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Lie With Statistics

Posted on June 16, 2021 by nathanalbright

How To Lie With Statistics, by Darrel Huff One of the more telling and unfortunate aspects of life is that those who crusade against something are usually guilty of what they are crusading against. Those who crusade against injustice are … Continue reading →

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Proposals For Solving A Brick Wall #1: A Genetic Genealogy Project

Posted on June 15, 2021 by nathanalbright

I have written before [1] about this particular issue, the most recent brick wall in my own family history. Considering the sort of stories I hear about people who struggle to find their ancestors, I have to admit that I … Continue reading →

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Book Review Alaska: 10th Anniversary Edition

Posted on June 15, 2021 by nathanalbright

Alaska: 10th Anniversary Edition, by Art Wolfe, with text by Nick Jans There is text in this book, at the beginning of every chapter, but the reader of this book would be forgiven for not realizing this immediately and for … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Treasures Of Alaska

Posted on June 15, 2021 by nathanalbright

Treasures Of Alaska: Last Great American Wilderness, by Jeff Rennicke, photographs by Michael Melford One of the ironies that I never cease to find entertaining is that National Geographic is not particularly good at maps. Admittedly, there are not too … Continue reading →

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