Category: Recommendations
The Jury System
“We have a jury system which is superior to any in the world, and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don’t know anything and can’t read.” Mark ... Read MoreCatherine the Great
We are going to visit Russia so I’m reading a few books that are relevant. One is Catherine the Great by Robert Massie. Here are a few quotes: It is impossible to cure long-established injustice... Read MoreSkin in the Game
Back in 2002 I read Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb and became a fan of his writing. Since then I’ve read all of his books and in each one I’ve learned actionable new things. I just f... Read MoreSuicide of the West
Jonah Goldberg is a great writer and an even better researcher. In this book, which I will quote often in maxim posts, he goes down the rabbit hole chasing Donald Trump and ends up far from his origin... Read MoreNeutrality
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of moral crisis maintain their neutrality. Roughly quoting Dante and variously misquoted by JFK, Teddy Roosevelt and others I found it in... Read MoreThree Boxes
“A man’s rights rest in three boxes. The ballot-box, the jury-box, and the cartridge-box.” Fredrick Douglass From Fredrick Douglass Self-made Man by Timothy Sandefur An excellent book about this... Read More
These blessings I wish for you…
From the Y.C. Hong exhibit at the Huntington Library:... Read More
Public Art
R Kenton Nelson the excellent Pasadena artist has started making large mosaics. I just saw my first one installed thanks to Ken G’s sharp eye. It is in Pasadena in the alley just north of Colora... Read More