I shop for books, usually used books, at church sales, Amazon or Edward McKay, but a yen to do the weekend crossword drove me to visit the local Barnes and Noble where a mildly ignoble holiday scam was in progress. … Continue reading
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When you think things can’t get worse, read history. I’ve just finished “In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World it Made,” by Norman Cantor, a medieval scholar. It is a fascinating and frustrating book. Fascinating … Continue reading
Bad news, patriots. The United States, that used to win the lion’s share of Nobel Prizes, is once again revealed to be in tragic decline. Out of nine Nobel winners for 2015, only one is a true blue, homemade, born … Continue reading