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

Author, Harlow Giles Unger does not disappoint with his latest biography of American Statesman Henry Clay. Unger has made a successful second career as a very readable - and credible - biographer of noteworthy Americans from America's first century. In doing so, he fills an important void, producing interesting, well-written, and succinct-but-not-superficial biographies of noteworthy Americans (including Lafayette, who earned the designation.)

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GOP candidate Dr. Ben Carson tells Chuck Todd that the faith of a candidate should matter to voters and that Islam is not consistent with the Constitution.

Source: Ben Carson Does Not Believe a Muslim Should Be President – NBC …

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I was going to review this show, but my son beat me to it (and probably did a better job.)

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A pretty good blog here from my son.

(He is a bit of an anachronism – all of his posts’ titles are taken from Rush lyrics and his blog was inspired in part by Ray Bradbury.)…

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This book is probably unlike any you have read about the Second World War. It combines the stories of two men–– a young American B-17 pilot and a seasoned German fighter pilot –– with some big slices of World War II history. But it is the two pilots, united by a common humanity, who capture and keep readers’ interest. Read the book before the movie comes out.

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Guest reviewer Stephen Muehlbauer takes a look at Kyle Lamb's Leadership in the Shadows, a book on learning to lead, taking a bottom up approach.

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Heather Masse's voice is reminiscent of Jennifer Warnes on some tracks, Alison Krauss blended with Kathy Mattea on others, and Suzy Boggus at times. Here's my review of her first full length CD.

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Stephen Harding’s extensive research into official American and Japanese records, personal memoirs, letters and interviews with participants are the sources for this stirring story of bravery and grit and not so laudable political machinations.

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This book is about what the title says it is. But the focus is not as narrow as that title would suggest. Even Lincoln experts are likely to learn something from this far-reaching study of Lincoln and the Jews.

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The essays in this book cover a great deal of territory and all are essential reading for anyone struggling to understand what has happened to America.

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