UUJECby Dr. H.Gilbert Welch Dr. Welch lists seven assumptions: All risks can be lowered; It’s always better to fix the problem; Sooner is always better; It never hurts… Continue Reading Less Medicine, More Health
by Isabel Wilkerson, 2020 Caste Book Review Written as a Sermon Caste is the title of a book written by Isabel Wilkerson and published in April 2020. I… Continue Reading Caste, The Origins of Our Discontents
By Hannah Arendt, 1969 “Power vs. Violence” (a 5-star review) This classic work, which grew out of the Cold War, continues to have lessons for today. A central… Continue Reading On Violence
By Sherwood Anderson, 1920 If you like historical fiction, I recommend Poor White by Sherwood Anderson (whom you may know from Winesburg, Ohio). Published originally in 1920, it… Continue Reading Poor White
By Wendell Berry, 1970, 1989 “Racism versus Community” Wendell Berry hails from Kentucky farm country, so he has had to deal with the heritage of racism in the… Continue Reading The Hidden Wound
How the Environmental MovementLost Its Way & What We Can Do about It By Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, & Max Wilbert, 1202 “Overwhelming Obstacles, No Practical Solutions” Derrick… Continue Reading Bright Green Lies
by Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore, 2018 Buy low and sell high—the best advice for those who want to make money. But there’s a problem with that.… Continue Reading The History of the World in Seven Cheap Things
A History of the United States by Jill Lepore, 2018 The “these truths” in this book’s title refer to the truths enumerated in our Declaration of Independence. Lepore… Continue Reading These Truths
by Bill Fletcher, Jr., 2012 A Review They’re Bankrupting Us! is a great resource for people unfamiliar with unions to understand their inner workings. It turns out, once… Continue Reading They’re Bankrupting Us! and 20 Other Myths about Unions
How We Came Apart, How We Come Together by Van Jones, 2017 Van Jones takes both the Left and the Right to task for fomenting the cultural wars… Continue Reading Beyond the Messy Truth