Tag Archives: abuse

Abusus Non Tollit Usum

Posted on April 10, 2023 by nathanalbright

There are many fallacies involved in human reasoning, and I find it striking that this is a point that people find this sort of point to hammer on so much. I was doing some reading today while dealing with internet … Continue reading →

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Try Not To Abuse Your Power

Posted on May 1, 2021 by nathanalbright

While I have generally been pretty critical of celebrity culture, I do find it interesting that the latest single by musician Billie Eilish deals with the question of power and its abuse as well as the strange way it makes … Continue reading →

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Is Fame Abuse?

Posted on April 26, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the more underlying but consistent themes that I write about concerning celebrity culture is the rather demented nature of it. One does not have to look very hard to see that fame is hard on people. Celebrities lose … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Talking With Teens About Sexuality

Posted on February 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

Talking With Teens About Sexuality, by Beth Robinson & Latayne C. Scott [Note: This book was provided free charge by Bethany House Publishing in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In general, I think … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How To Forgive When It Feels Impossible

Posted on February 18, 2021 by nathanalbright

How To Forgive When It Feels Impossible, by Peter Horrobin [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Chosen Books in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] When one is reading a book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Wine Girl

Posted on February 14, 2021 by nathanalbright

Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, And Triumphs Of America’s Youngest Sommelier, by Victoria James This book would more accurately have been titled whine girl, as most of this book consists of the author whining about her hard life and how … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Open Book

Posted on October 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Open Book, by Jessica Simpson As an artist, Jessica Simpson has always been one of those b-level singers who had modest success but whose main contribution to the cultural zeitgeist has been her cluelessness about tuna as being the chicken … Continue reading →

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Strange Fire

Posted on March 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

One of the characteristic problems of our age is the way in which such great harm to our society and to the people within it is caused by the desire of many people to view themselves as the victims of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Making Out Like A Virgin

Posted on March 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

Making Out Like A Virgin:  Sex, Desire & Intimacy After Sexual Trauma, edited by Catriona McHardy and Cathy Plourde There is a deep and unrecognized contradiction at the heart of this book.  The title of the book and the sentiment … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Predators

Posted on March 5, 2020 by nathanalbright

Predators:  Who They Are And How To Stop Them, by Gregory M. Cooper & Michael R. King with Thomas McHoes Reading a book like this, apart from its subject matter, is a fascinating experience for a variety of reasons.  For … Continue reading →

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