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Vindman, Not Whistleblower, Was Driving Force Behind Impeachment

Vindman, Not Whistleblower, Was Driving Force Behind Impeachment

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

The Great Books - Alice's Adventure in Wonderland

The Great Books - Alice's Adventure in Wonderland

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

In 1862 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a shy Oxford mathematician with a stammer, created a story about a little girl tumbling down a rabbit hole. Thus began the immortal adventures of Alice, perhaps...
'Bundini' Review: The Trickster in His Corner

'Bundini' Review: The Trickster in His Corner

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

By: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

A Farewell to Arms  is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the...
When the Silent Majority Rioted in New York City | National Review

When the Silent Majority Rioted in New York City | National Review

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

'Losers' Review: The Lessons of Defeat

'Losers' Review: The Lessons of Defeat

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Floyd Patterson, who was the heavyweight boxing champion when people cared about such things, began to talk about himself in a way he never had before when he started losing. What followed his two...
'Three Rings' Review: Getting Lost (and Found) with Odysseus

'Three Rings' Review: Getting Lost (and Found) with Odysseus

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

The ‘Odyssey’ of Homer is the Big Bang of Western literature, having sparked centuries of sequels, imitations, adaptations and commentaries. Every era has recognized its own upheavals in these...
'Commerce and Manners in Edmund Burke's Political Economy' Review: Tradition, Yes, and Markets Too - WSJ

'Commerce and Manners in Edmund Burke's Political Economy' Review: Tradition, Yes, and Markets Too - WSJ

Via: Vic Eldred  •  Books  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Prudence was the watchword of Edmund Burke, the great 18th-century Irish statesman, except where his own money was concerned. The West’s founding conservative lived his financial life on the edge...
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