Friday, January 15, 2021

Stillborn God, Chapters 1 and 2

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 My previous post was about the short introduction to The Stillborn God . I've since read the first two chapters. Chapter 1, "The C...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Next Read: The Stillborn God by Mark Lilla

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The next book that I'll blog is The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West . Lilla is examining what he calls political ...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Latest read: Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers by Tom Wolfe

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 The latest read is Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers by Tom Wolfe. Arguably it is pointless to read a critique of liberal guil...
Saturday, December 26, 2020

Hidden Figures: Excellence rather floundering

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I finished the book. It's a good book. I learned a lot of history that I didn't know before, and not just about the specific women p...
Thursday, December 24, 2020

Current read: Hidden Figures

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 I'm finally reading Hidden Figures , the story of African-American women mathematicians who were involved in the space program. One thi...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Final Thoughts on The Son Also Rises

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 The last few chapters touch on minority groups and then his final thoughts on the bigger picture. He mostly addresses minorities that have ...
Monday, December 14, 2020

The Son Also Rises, Chapters 8-12

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 The first few chapters in this section look at India (specifically the state of West Bengal), China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Chile. The s...