Monthly Archives: May 2024

Pedophilia, Populism, And Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”

Posted on May 15, 2024 by nathanalbright

In the summer of 2022 my mother and I took a trip to the Virgin Islands. While on the ferry between St. Thomas (where we stayed) and St. John (where we spent a day), we passed close by the island … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Countries Of The World)

Posted on May 15, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Countries Of The World), by Rebecca Hirsch While I would not say that this is a perfect book, it is certainly a very good one, and one of the notable aspects of that begins with the fact that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Case Against Socialism

Posted on May 14, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Case Against Socialism, by Rand Paul As someone who has long been fond of the writings of Bastiat and long been familiar with the writings of many of the economists of the Austrian school and their associates, I am … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Country Profiles)

Posted on May 13, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Country Profiles), by Alicia Klepeis While this is not the sort of book that is difficult to read–it is made for those between Grades 1 and 3 as an introduction to the countries of the world, after all–it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Penguin State Of The World Atlas

Posted on May 12, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Penguin State Of The World Atlas, by Dan Smith Now, I happen to like Penguin as a publisher, mainly because they do a good job making inexpensive and easily accessible books from works in the public domain that I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Maori

Posted on May 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Maori (Early Peoples), by Geoffrey M. Horn There are a great many readers who consider books written for young people to be beneath criticism, not even worth reading, much less commenting about. One of the more striking things about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Story Of American Freedom

Posted on May 10, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Story Of American Freedom, by Eric Foner Sometimes grammar can make a big difference in how one is to view a book. This book would have been considerably easier to praise had it (accurately) labeled itself as “A Story … Continue reading →

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What’s So Bad About Being A Colonizer?

Posted on May 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

We live in a day and age where that which is seen as native and indigenous is celebrated and that which is seen as a settler or colonizer is disparaged. This ingrained bias is so intense and widespread that it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How Rights Went Wrong

Posted on May 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession With Rights Is Tearing America Apart, by Jamal Greene There is, on the left, a rising sense that rights have gone wrong and that they need to be curbed in some fashion. To … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hebrew For Dummies

Posted on May 8, 2024 by nathanalbright

Hebrew For Dummies, by Jill Suzanne Jacobs This book is one that desperately wants to be hip and to show that a language that had been moribund for centuries, limited to liturgical use, had been resurrected like the Messiah as … Continue reading →

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