Read Part I, Read Part III. When we left off last time, Goldberg’s book was just beginning. Here’s what happened in the States. Progressives in America approved heartily of Europe turning Red, […]
Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg, Part I
Liberal Facism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change Re-issued in paperback, with a new afterword. by Jonah Goldberg Recommendation: buy a copy today, buy […]
Alone and Frames by Loren D. Estleman
Alone Frames The first two in the Valentino Hollywood Mystery Series by Loren D. Estleman Recommendation: read. Estleman is best known for his hard-boiled Amos Walker detective series, all set in Detroit—of […]
Keynes: The Return of the Master by Robert Skidelsky
Keynes: The Return of the Master by Robert Skidelsky Recommendation: read (buy here). (It’s Keynes Week here at wmbriggs.com!) The book’s tag-line is, “Why, sixty years after his death, John Maynard Keynes […]
Have You Seen My Country Lately? — by Jerry Doyle
Have You Seen My Country Lately? America’s Wake-Up Call by Jerry Doyle Recommendation: Read There’s no point in accusing me, because I admit it. I picked up the book because I saw […]
Mathematicians as Comic book Superheroes
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, with art by Alecos Papadatos and Annies Di Donna Bookhunter by Jason Shiga Can people learn math better […]
Podcast Radio Show #5: Independence Day!
[podcast]https://www.wmbriggs.com/audio/wmbriggs_com_21nov2008_0005.mp3[/podcast] On Today’s Show: Only 5 minutes! A brief show today, containing one Earth-shattering announcement… Big changes …As of December 1st, you, my faithful audience members, will be my official bosses! I […]
The Conservatives by Patrick Allitt
The Conservatives: Ideas and Personalities Throughout American History by Patrick Allitt Recommendation: check out from library for reference (buy here). What is a conservative? Allitt is not sure. This is odd because […]
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