I was born in the Bronx in 1950 and moved to the suburbs a few years later. I mention this little bit of personal history because I have read several of Hamill’s books as an adult and it always make … Continue reading
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A Little History of Science by William Bynum
A Little History of Science by William Bynum is hard book to review. But that is mostly because it is exactly what the title promises. Science is a very big area. It would be impossible to cover it all in … Continue reading
Harmattan by Gavin Weston, an update
Today I found a comment on my review of Harmattan by Gavin Weston with a notation that the commenter had reviewed this book on her blog and liked it as well. So since it had been a while since I … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Book Review, child marriage, Niger, poverty
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham is a wonderful book. I had done some reading about Jefferson before but never a full-length biography. I had heard this was the best so I was eager to tackle it … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, early U.S., history, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. History
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Ratlines by Stuart Neville
Based on a little known and disturbing aspect of Irish history and a mix of real and fictional characters, “Ratlines” by Stuart Neville is an intriguing story. This is clearly a work of fiction. At the beginning he lays out … Continue reading
A Splash of Red By Gabriel Cohen
I signed up for Gabriel Cohen’s email list and I’m glad I did. For those not familiar with the author, Gabriel Cohen is a writer living in Brooklyn who has written several books about a Brooklyn-based homicide detective. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, free, Gabriel Cohen, narratively, New York City, nonfiction, online publication
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Pennsylvania parties and independents
Apparently the concept of the independent voters or candidates hasn’t quite made it to Pennsylvania. The parties do have lock on things political here and it is a bit difficult for those of us who choose not to be either … Continue reading
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Tagged independent, partisanship, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, politcal parties, politics
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Name that socialist, a taxing question about partisanship
I want to begin with a quote. We’re going to close the unproductive tax loopholes that have allowed some of the truly wealthy to avoid paying their fair share. In theory, some of those loopholes were understandable, but in practice … Continue reading
Twilight of the Elites: America after Meritocracy by Christopher Hayes
Twilight of the Elites: America after Meritocracy by Christopher Hayes is a book well-worth your time. Most of us are unhappy to one degree of another with our society. During the past 10 years or so we have seen many … Continue reading
Presidential Politics – a moderate Republican view and new blog
I just ran across an interesting blog post called Why I am an Obama Republican . This seems to be a relatively new Blog and may be worth a look if you are interested in a moderate republican view of … Continue reading
Yesterday (August 1, 2012) a date that shall live in infamy
According to Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), yesterday (August 1, 2012) was a date that shall live in infamy. What terrible thing happened that made it comparable to the great loss of life on September 11, 12001 and December 7, 1941 … Continue reading
Chick-fil-a and free speech
I like my Chick-fil-a lunches. I like the food, I like some of the the ads because they are clever and so different, I respect the Chick-fil-a company and believe the owners do have a right to an opinion and … Continue reading
Do we improve the healthcare law or repeal and replace?
Now that the healthcare law or the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been upheld by the Supreme Court, the ball is once again in the hands of Congress. Should we improve the law? Many people support aspects of the law … Continue reading
Political telephone calls – Georgia Voter
I am no longer an Georgia resident but they call anyway. I suppose there have been close to a dozen call in the past few days. Mostly I hang-up after a few words of the recorded message. But this morning … Continue reading
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Political ads
I’m not sure if it is the Philadelphia market or that I’ve just been lucky because I haven’t watched that much TV lately. I was watching more in the spring and I did see a large number of ads on … Continue reading