A narrative of grievance carries the day
Lift one another up in these difficult times. Knowing what we don’t know can help.
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From the bookshelf: October 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in October 2024.
An ingenious whodunit within a whodunit
A tale of intrigue involving an editor, her crime-writing author, and his detective, Atticus Pünd.
Where history, science, and civilization meet
Alice Feiring’s self-described love letter to wine and a lifelong coming of age story.
From the bookshelf: September 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in September 2024.
Perceptions and perspectives
Ned Blackhawk’s important work to reimagine our history “outside the tropes of discovery.”
Things take their course
While not in the top tier of Christie novels, “The Mystery of the Blue Train” is nonetheless worth the ride.
Legitimacy lost
The NYT on the chief justice’s effort to blow up the legitimacy of today’s Supreme Court.
From the bookshelf: August 2024
Each month I have a goal to read five books. Here are the books I read in August 2024.
The birth of a new imperial order
A new work on the CIA highlights the often unintended and disastrous effects of unaccountable power.
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