Times that try men’s souls
The work will remain the work. To heal old wounds. To not make new ones.
All posts filed under: Weekly Reader
An occasional series of posts with links and short descriptions to books and articles of interest.
Stories and myths
We need better stories
America remains a work-in-progress
America is an idea founded on ideals of equality and freedom. Democracy always requires our work.
From the bookshelf: December 2025
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from December 2025.
The year in books: 2025
My annual list of the books I’ve read over the past twelve months.
Greed, corruption, and the ongoing degradation of the only earth we have
Syd Stapleton packs a lot of truth into his newest fictional tale of Frank Tomasini and the Molly B.
From the bookshelf: November 2025
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from November 2025.
Follow the money
God told Kiffin to take the money and run. Kiffin’s emblematic of much that’s wrong in today’s world.
From the bookshelf: October 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in October.
From accumulation to abundance
“What if scarcity is just a cultural construct, a fiction that fences us off from a better way of life?”
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