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Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children Book Review

Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children by Conn Iggulden and illustrated by Lizzy Duncan HarperCollins (2009) 175 pages ISBN 987-0-06-173098-6 I previously knew Conn Iggulden from his work, The Dangerous Book for Boys, soon to be an Amazon Original series. Since I rather enjoyed that book, I picked this one up

The Long View 2006-08-03: Fahrenheit Hype; World Can't Wait; Empire Past Due Date

I've always found the idea of putting Ed Asner, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Gore Vidal, and Howard Zinn in a room together and seeing what happens funny. Four men with strong opinions, and probably not used to taking no for an answer. 3 of the 4 have now passed on,

The Long View 2006-07-27: Transitional Parties; Political Despair; Gnostic Novels

There was an entry listed in the 2006 archives page for July 26th, but I seem to have lost it. Thus, we move on to the 27th. Transitional Parties; Political Despair; Gnostic Novels A Third Party is almost impossible in America, according to the Prometheus Institute, and in any case

Message for the Dead Book Review

Message for the Dead: Galaxy's Edge #8 by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole Kindle Edition, 496 pages Published April 25th 2018 by Galaxy's Edge ASIN B07C33BB7D In a tweet storm last month, I threatened to write an essay about the millennialism of the lighthuggers portrayed in

I have a beautiful dream

My first article published somewhere other than my own website is now up at Ordinary Times: I Have a Beautiful Dream I have a beautiful dream. My dream is that Flagstaff, my hometown, could become more beautiful as it grows. This is likely to seem a little strange to most

The Long View 2006-07-24: Defeat the People; Eurasianism = Bandung

I will note that pretty much nothing came out of any of the 2006 political movements mentioned in this post. Defeat the People; Eurasianism = Bandung The Wicked Spengler at Asia Times reminds us today that the people, united, have often been defeated: Conventional armies can defeat guerrilla forces with broad

The Long View 2006-07-21: Theocracy & Elephants

Footfall is a great book. Not the crowning achievement of The Mote in God's Eye or Inferno, but a hell of a good read. Theocracy & Elephants Theocracy, Theocracy, Theocracy is the title of the keynote piece in the current (August/September) issue of First Things, by the