by Curtice Mang
“There is also a constitutional right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness…â€
Hillary Clinton
Huh? Where to even start with this statement by Hillary Clinton? Let’s begin with the fact that the erstwhile prohibitive favorite to win the Democratic …
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by Martin
Making Gay Okay is a sobering philosophical analysis of the movement to destroy the concept of rational morality. It is a highly thoughtful examination of the conflicting views on what it is to be a human being and the consequences of abandoning the concept of morality as a derivative of reason.
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by Martin
Both of these reviewers did a phenomenal job - the reviews are worth reading on their own merits - especially if one lacks the time to read the books about which they were written.
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by Curtice Mang
Exactly who took the higher out of higher education? And, while we’re at it, what happened to the education part too?
For reference, I went to college at a time where there were very few aggressions, micro or otherwise, on …
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by Marcia
Devotion should be read because of what it reveals about the Korean War and the men who fought it. The “police action†claimed five million lives, nearly 37,000 of them American, plus 92,134 American wounded. Indeed, in the author's words:
"One could argue that the Korean War was really a World War –– World War
III –– in which the nations of the world converged to fight on one peninsula, instead of around the globe."
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by Martin
by Curtice Mang
While watching his futile 1962 Mets team, losers of 120 games, give another dismal performance, manager Casey Stengel reportedly quipped, “Can’t anybody here play this game?†The Mets didn’t try to lose, yet they did it with remarkable regularity.
The 2016 presidential campaign is shaping up much the same way. It’s hard to see that either party is really trying to win.
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by Martin
by Marcia
Ally provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of diplomacy, Obama style. Something like watching a train wreck in progress. That the alliance survived, however bruised, is a credit to the tireless efforts of Israel’s American-born ambassador.
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by Martin
My parents are very smart, and very well educated. They have always spoken highly of Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann. Now that I have finished it, I don't know why.
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