Artemis by Andy Weir
All in all, it served its purpose in that it kept me entertained while not requiring much deep thought on my part. But I have to say it didn't make me want to ...
Year: 2018
General Lee’s Immortals by Michael C. Hardy
Hardy shines a much-needed light on the deeds of the Branch-Lane Brigade. The officers and men made their mistakes during the war, but in a number of battles th...
Brookhiser on Bob Dole’s Salute & Custom
But we have customs that train us in how to behave, curbing our emotions and memories. Every conservative writes about them: Don’t tear down the great English o...
Opening paragraph of the year candidate
What a brilliant start to this Kevin Williamson post in The Corner at NRO: Eric Levitz of New York magazine has written a long-ish post that is mostly about my ...
Quote: Tumbling down an existential staircase …
Being Busy can be likened to tumbling down an existential staircase: stimulus, reaction, stimulus, reaction. This frenetic cycle of reactivity holds our attent...
If you must choose …
“I suggest that if you must choose, it is better to be poor and free than to be snug and a slave. I suggest that if you must choose, it is better to live in per...