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Book Review: Age Of Walls

Posted on October 20, 2020 by

Age Of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World, by Tim Marshall This book, if his previous works had not done so, would have solidified the author’s reputation as a globalist jorno who wrote to other sympathetic people … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Prisoners Of Geography

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Prisoners Of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About The World, by Tim Marshall Does this map fulfill its lofty claim in its subtitle? No, but even if the author is a bit of a journalistic hack, it is not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Flag Worth Dying For

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A Flag Worth Dying For: The Power And Politics Of National Symbols, by Tim Marshall I cannot help but think that this book is not nearly as clever as the author thinks it is. That does not make it a … Continue reading →

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Public Health: Same As It Ever Was

Posted on October 16, 2020 by

It is not often when the Washington Post and I agree on something, but today I found an example of a case where this happens. The Washington Post reported, as if it was a new and unusual insight, that the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Time To Speak

Posted on October 13, 2020 by

A Time To Speak: Selected Writings And Arguments, by Robert H. Bork Is it really a time to speak? Reading this book was a bit of a puzzling experience for me because it left Bork nearly as opaque and mysterious … Continue reading →

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Book Review: If Not Us, Who?

Posted on October 13, 2020 by

If No Us, Who: William Rusher, National Review, And The Conservative Movement, by David B. Frisk I must admit that I had never heard of the subject of this book before reading it. National Review had a good reputation as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Living On Fire

Posted on October 13, 2020 by

Living On Fire: The Life Of Brent Bozell, Jr., by Daniel Kelly This book is a very powerful one, being a biography of someone I had heard about because of my general reading interests, but someone whose life story had … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fire Management On The Public Lands

Posted on October 11, 2020 by

Fire Management On The Public Lands, by the Department Of the Interior Bureau Of Land Management This book is probably the most enjoyable book I have read from the government’s collection of materials on fire management. Admittedly, this is not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Forest Ecosystem Management : An Ecological, Economic, And Social Assessment

Posted on October 11, 2020 by

Forest Ecosystem Management : An Ecological, Economic, And Social Assessment, by the Forest Ecosystem Management Team This book is immensely disappointing when it comes to dealing with the forest, and that ought not to be a surprise because this book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy & Program Review

Posted on October 11, 2020 by

Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy & Program Review: Draft Report, by U.S. Department of Interior & U.S. Department of Agriculture With fire management policy and so many other aspects of government behavior, there are shifts that are predictable if lamentable, … Continue reading →

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