Monthly Archives: September 2024

The Voice Of The Censor

Posted on September 14, 2024 by nathanalbright

As he recorded himself in his writings on the Gulag Archipelago, when the noted Russian writer Alexandr Solzhenitsyn wrote about the tenner he had received as a Soviet Army officer for making a joke about the notoriously touchy dictator Josef … Continue reading →

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In The Absence Of Security

Posted on September 12, 2024 by nathanalbright

I have an online acquaintance who I share an interest in music charts in, which accounts for my knowing this person, who actually believes that as a trans “woman” the right-voting people of the United States of America want to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Theory That Would Not Die

Posted on September 9, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes’ Rule Cracked The Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines & Emerged Triumphant From Two Centuries Of Controversy, by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne The intersection of probability, politics, and history is a strange place … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Year 1000

Posted on September 8, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected The World–And Globalization Began, by Valerie Hansen At the core of this book there are at least two essential shortcomings. These shortcomings do not make the book impossible to enjoy; it remains an enjoyable … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Naked Statistics

Posted on September 7, 2024 by nathanalbright

Naked Statistics: Stripping The Dread From The Data, by Charles Wheelan Mathematics is the sort of subject that a lot of people fear, but when it comes to understanding the world around us, statistics is among the most useful and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: 100 Greatest Trips

Posted on September 6, 2024 by nathanalbright

100 Greatest Trips, by Travel & Leisure Those who know me personally know that I deeply love to travel. One would think that a book showcasing 100 great trips by a publisher that also expresses a love of travel would … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Bloody White Baron

Posted on September 5, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Bloody White Baron: The Extraordinary Story Of The Russian Nobleman Who Became The Last Khan Of Mongolia, by James Palmer It is difficult to fully understand why the author so deeply hates the subject of this book so much. … Continue reading →

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A Rough Draft Of Anti-History

Posted on September 3, 2024 by nathanalbright

The founding fathers of the United States were among the rare people who have existed on this earth who knew at the time when they were making history that they were making history. Armed with the accumulated knowledge of thousands … Continue reading →

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Do As I Do

Posted on September 3, 2024 by nathanalbright

One of the aspects of the contemporary world that bothers me the most is the tendency for people to want others to do as they say and not as they do. For me, if someone is unwilling to live according … Continue reading →

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The Power Of A Judge: Part Three

Posted on September 1, 2024 by nathanalbright

[Note: This message is the prepared text for a sermon delivered to the Dalles congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, August 31, 2024.] In the previous two messages in this series we have discussed Moses as an … Continue reading →

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