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Benjamin Espen

Juniper Hollow: Fox and Raccoon Book Review

Fox and Raccoon: Juniper Hollow by Lesley-Anne Green Published by Tundra Books (June 19, 2018) ISBN 978-1101917961 I received this book for free from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers Program. This is a book about giving and friendship, done in a rather fetching felt diorama style. Fox and Raccoon are

Linkfest 2018-06-18

Perhaps Monday is the new Friday around here. Conan the Barbarian: A Review, an Analysis, and a Little Bit of a Misunderstood and Improperly Played - While Talking About the Pulps I found this reading the Conan roundup from Monday. I also rate the 1982 Milius Conan higher than Rick

The Long View 2006-09-07: The Court Historian; The Creepy-Crawlies; The Abandoned City

In retrospect, I think I agree with Mohammad Khatami that American policy in Iraq in the first half of the 2000s led to increased terrorism and instability. John Reilly was often harsh on Iran and Iranian politicians in his blog, and this post is no exception. To be fair to

Ghostwater Book Review

Ghostwater: Cradle Book 5 by Will Wight Kindle Edition Published by Hidden Gnome Publishing (May 31, 2018) ASIN B07DFWZP9C I bought this book the day it came out, but I ended up circling back around and re-reading the other four books in the series, then reading this one again, before

The Long View 2006-09-05: Union Revolt; Bob Roberts; Mead

I had recently been thinking thoughts much like John Reilly's here: if labor unions in the US had real political power again, one of the first things they would do is demand decreased immigration, and effective enforcement of labor laws. Since at the moment neither major US party

Linkfest 2018-06-11

I meant to get this one out last Friday. Ah well. How we can learn from the history of protectionism It is easy to find lots of economists who are down on protectionism, but the evidence turns out to be rather mixed on exactly what its effects are. There are

The Long View 2006-09-01: The Overthrow of Islam

The politicization of religion is a nuisance. Unfortunately, it is often less than clear what counts as politicization when you get started. The Overthrow of Islam "Taking the turban" was the term that American and European mariners called the practice of formally embracing Islam when captured by Muslim