Tag: books
Character Matters
“The American experiment with republican government requires virtuous leadership to survive.” Alexander Hamilton As paraphrased by Joseph Ellis in Founding Brothers Photo is of a Lego mode... Read More
The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is a well written book about how our actions have changed since we were hunter gatherers and the effects of those changes on our happiness and well being. It was r... Read More
Glass and Galileo
How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson One thing leads to another. This is an excellent book for people who enjoy learning the history of technology. For example time zones were not necessary until we ha... Read More
Do-Gooders
“If you want to know America–if you want to see it for what it was and what it is–you need to look at Indian history and at the Indian present.” “It has always bothered m... Read More
Worth Reading
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer If you care about fairness and justice this is a disturbing book. It is also a book about hope. The Native Americans were totally defeated by 1900 their n... Read More
Bookstores
In a bookstores your mind can go window shopping. Adapted from Jonah Goldberg co founder of The Dispatch and a brilliant wordsmith. Photo is from a Powell’s Bookstore Postcard.... Read More