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Better Understanding of International Issues

Revisado: 04-24-25

All the lectures were enlightening, but the last two on pre-millenialism and dispensationalism helped me make sense of today's American Conservative Protestant support of violence in the Middle East.

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Heroic Stand for LGBTQ

Revisado: 09-28-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

This novel unveils a fascinating plot about how a high school freshman overcomes the hateful attitudes of upperclassmen in his new hometown. Even minor characters are memorable, especially the protagonist's journalism teacher, Mrs. Kinney.

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Impressive Historical -Philosophical Analysis

Revisado: 09-14-24

Unique angle on the background of the progressive open society vs. traditional closed society since 1945. Well-documented ideas on the influence of several social commentators and philosophers who have helped make the United States into what it is today.

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New view of Civil Rights law

Revisado: 11-04-23

This book is a unique, politically conservative view of how the widely popular Civil Rights Act of 1964 morphed into a behemoth that affects contemporary Americans' constitutional freedoms.

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Excellent History Lesson

Revisado: 10-17-23

Fascinating details on the Left's cultural revolution dating back to pre-World War II. Sheds a strong light on where Critical Race Theory comes from.

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Insightful Views on Victimization

Revisado: 08-09-23

This book offers unique insights from a classical liberal (read: Ronald Reaganesque) GOP presidential primary contender. Two most interesting proposals: institute an inheritance tax of up to 59 percent so that offspring of the wealthy cannot aimlessly coast on their parents' money, and require teenagers to engage in national service projects during their summer vacations from school so they will experience civic responsibility. Sometimes the author tries too hard to shoehorn ideas into his text, resulting in overly simplistic arguments on philosophy (Hume and Kant) and history (the U.S. Civil War, in particular). The author sheds new light on several 20th century Supreme Court decisions. Overall, this book is a relevant and constructive attack on the ever-expanding victim culture in America, and it encourages individuals to save the country by casting themselves as cooperative and spirited underdogs.

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Unique analysis from a former insider

Revisado: 04-29-23

Despite having read several books on this topic, I gained great insight through the point of view of an author who for over a decade had been a willing "snowflake" in the American educational system.

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OK

Revisado: 04-14-23

Book was a little too kind to pro-war neo-cons like Irving Krystal (Sp?) and George Will.

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Passable Work on Orwell's Literary Life

Revisado: 09-03-22

As a lecturer whose courses often emphasize dystopian literature, I have spent much of my adult life researching Orwell; thus, I enjoy how Lynskey lucidly weaves together so much material about Orwell. Lynskey's information isn't new, for the most part, although the author includes a few anecdotes I had never heard before. Due to Lynskey's background, especially as a contributor to The Guardian, I was not surprised to stumble incessantly upon prose disparaging of American culture ("the consequences of so many Americans' abdication from reality have been disastrous," Chapter 13) and of any politicos to the right of Obama. Although I'm far from a Trump supporter, the author's emotionally-charged attacks against the 45th president ("the president meets most of the criteria of Orwell's 1944 definition of fascism," Chapter 13), especially in the Introduction and late in the book, become tedious. Overall, Lynskey's work might contain enough literary material to save it from its many left-of-center diatribes. In historical nonfiction, objectivity makes for better reading than personal subjectivity.

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Corporate Influence Detailed

Revisado: 07-23-22

The most useful information in this quite useful book is detail on corporate ownership of news media and its concomitant corruptive influence. As a retired news reporter and editor who worked in an era 20 years ago when the media at least pretended objectivity, I was struck by the factuality and objectivity of this book. It's depressing how propagandistic America's "news" sources have become.

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