Today's Politicos vs The Words and Deeds of The Founders

Franco was more than just a fascist dictator, and certainly no Nazi. The biographer, George Hills, did meticulous research and conducted extensive interviews with many of the participants in the Spanish civil war. He neither deifies nor demonizes Franco in his book.

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A review of a review! Well, sort of. WWTFT examines Gertrude Himmelfarb's book on George Eliot. Eliot, born Mary Jane Evans, was a free thinker who wrote of the pseudonym perhaps as a way to gain more respect for her work - or to shield her lifestyle. Whatever the reason, Eliot is considered to be one of the best novelists of her time - except for her final work, which even today is not appreciated by many critics. Himmelfarb looks at why this might be.

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Forgiven has great lyrics and an awesome sound. While there are some similarities to a lot of other artists, their sound is unique.

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Crisis looms throughout the world – in the Middle East, Ukraine, and even at our own southern border. Yet, despite all of this, our Nobel Peace Prize-winning president seems ill-equipped at best or totally disinterested and disengaged at worst.

Let’s …

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The Invisible Man is fast paced reading/listening and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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It's much worse than you know. A new book by John Fund and Hans von Spakovsky, details how the government, in particular, the DoJ has been subverted and perverted in an unprecedented manner, since the President and his "enforcer" took charge.

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Common Core, the stealth invasion of public education, is now joined by another little known federal initiative. It is called “Excellent Educators for All,“ and it, too, is courtesy of President Obama and his education consigliere Arne Duncan.

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It's hard to review a novel without ruining it for the reader with spoilers. But, there are no spoilers in this short review!

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Thomas Jefferson referred to his opponent, John Adams as a, ... hideous hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman. Adams was none of these things as any one who has read history knows.

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Astronaut is a very pleasant CD to listen to. It is a very strong both thematically and musically, and of considerably higher quality than much of what is on the radio. If caliber and talent mean anything, Fox seems destined for success.

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