Monthly Archives: August 2023

Book Review: Geography Is Destiny

Posted on August 10, 2023 by nathanalbright

Geography Is Destiny: Britain And The World: A 10,000-Year History, by Ian Morris While it is hard to think of this now, for the vast majority of human history, the British Isles were a peripheral area that was at the … Continue reading →

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McAfee, Or, How Not To Advertise Your Anti-Virus System

Posted on August 9, 2023 by nathanalbright

I might have been willing to let this commercial slide from my critical commentary, but unfortunately they show up on a near-daily basis as a YouTube commercial that I have to click my way through, and so it is something … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How Did Rome Rise And Fall?

Posted on August 9, 2023 by nathanalbright

How Did Rome Rise And Fall?, by Anita Croy Given this book’s small size, and the massive nature of the questions that the book’s title asks, it is inevitable that this book’s treatment of its historical mystery is going to … Continue reading →

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On The Value Of Intrapersonal Knowledge

Posted on August 8, 2023 by nathanalbright

I remember, some time ago, reading a book that dealt with the multiple spheres of intelligence that supposedly exist that some people do better than others. The value of most of these domains of intelligence is well-recognized and celebrated. Verbal … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Why Cities Lose

Posted on August 8, 2023 by nathanalbright

Why Cities Lose, by Jonathan A. Rodden In reading this book, I not only was annoyed that this is the second book I have read recently which insults my native state for things that are not in fact bad things … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Oppenheimer

Posted on August 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

What makes this film so compelling is not an easy thing to determine. In terms of its acting and directing and cinematography, this film is spectacular, which you would expect from a director of Christopher Nolan’s caliber. In many ways, … Continue reading →

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On Security Dilemmas In West Africa

Posted on August 6, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the truths that is often neglected when it comes to the cultivation of militaries is that generally speaking, militaries tend to be skilled in one of two areas: either being used as political pieces in internal conflicts, or … Continue reading →

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Populism And The Agency Problem

Posted on August 5, 2023 by nathanalbright

The agency problem is a familiar one, even to many who do not know it by name. There is a cliche that many people live by, “If you want something done right, you need to do it yourself,” which is … Continue reading →

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Day After Day

Posted on August 4, 2023 by nathanalbright

What is one of the few things that are equal between the richest and poor among us? What cannot be saved or hoarded, but must be spent completely every day, with everyone receiving the same ration? It is, of course, … Continue reading →

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The Open Door

Posted on August 3, 2023 by nathanalbright

In 2006, Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee found herself at a personal and professional crossroads. She had recently broken up with her boyfriend, lead singer for the band Seether, while he struggled with alcohol abuse, and had found herself abandoned … Continue reading →

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