book reviews
Reviews for political die-hards of books about politicians, civil rights, Supreme Court rulings and the ever-changing Swamp.
P.J. O'Rourke's Brilliant Treatise
P.J. O'Rourke passed away on Feb. 15th after a battle with lung cancer. He was one of America's greatest humorists and certainly one of the smartest. He will be sorely missed. This is a review I wrote of his "Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics" which I reviewed when it first came out in 1999.
By Marco den Ouden5 years ago in The Swamp
The Good War - Stories About the Past? Or the Future?
Is world peace attainable? Is conflict between any two parties eventually unavoidable? It seems to be a part of human nature to fight. It's like an almost-inherent will to take advantage of people and abuse of power resides in us. History tells us that war is inevitable.
By George Gomez5 years ago in The Swamp
The 6 Best Books on Economics
Learning economics can be very interesting to understand society and how we behave. Through this knowledge, it is possible to find answers to questions such as: why do we work, why there is social inequality and why we will never be free from financial crises, among many others.
By Borba de Souza5 years ago in The Swamp
The Case Against Winston Churchill
CHURCHILL’S SHADOW The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill By Geoffrey Wheatcroft During a protest over the killing of George Floyd last year, demonstrators in London targeted the famed statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square. Underneath his name someone had spray-painted the words “was a racist.” To guard against further damage, the government temporarily boarded up the statue, drawing a rebuke from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a self-styled Churchill acolyte, who declared that “we cannot now try to edit or censor our past.”
By Sandeep Verma5 years ago in The Swamp
5 Books Recommended by Ben Shapiro
Who is Ben Shapiro? Ben Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American conservative political commentator, columnist, author, radio talk show host, and lawyer. He is the editor-in-chief of TruthRevolt.org, a website founded by David Horowitz. Shapiro has written seven books, the first being 2004's Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth, which he started writing when he was 17 years old.
By Borba de Souza5 years ago in The Swamp
Civil War in France by Karl Marx- Book review
Texts to transform the Civil War in France find their lessons and inspiration in Marx's account of the Paris Commune. A pamphlet based on First International lectures, an impressive and short history of society, and powerful anti-capitalist brutality. Although he wrote an introduction to emphasize the historical significance of what happened in Paris and its theoretical performance, Marx's book provides more details about the activities of the Communists, Blanquists, and proudhonists.
By Cs Sapkota5 years ago in The Swamp
IHT Does Another Hatchet Job on American Health Care System
There are plenty of legitimate problems with the American heath care system. Medical insurance companies are bogging doctors down with truckloads of paperwork and ensnaring them in a Gordian knot of red tape.
By ankit shakya5 years ago in The Swamp
Anne Appelbaum's "Red Famine"
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Appelbaum, author of Gulag and Iron Curtain continues her magisterial body of work on Soviet crimes with Red Famine, a comprehensive account of the 1932-33 Holodomor, which resulted in between three and four million dead from starvation and associated diseases.
By Grant Patterson5 years ago in The Swamp
Warning, Or Tombstone? Douglas Murray's "The Madness of Crowds"
Warning, Or Tombstone: Douglas Murray’s “The Madness of Crowds” We are going through a great crowd derangement. In public and in private, online and off, people are behaving in ways that are increasingly irrational, feverish, herd-like, and simply unpleasant. The daily news cycle is filled with the consequences. Yet while we see the symptoms everywhere, we do not see the causes.
By Grant Patterson5 years ago in The Swamp
What if Queen choose books over her duty: The uncommon reader review
Alan Bennet wrote the “The Uncommon Reader” that s based on fictional story of Queen Elizabeth. Queen is an important figure who was not allowed to have her preferences. She had to fulfil the duty but soon she discovered her passion for reading. Through reading, she was able to find her real self.
By Nawal Imran5 years ago in The Swamp
