UUJECOn Cults, Cultism, and the Mindset of Political and Religious Zealotry by Robert Lifton, 2019 A Review: “Fantastic Intro to Big Name Leader Cults” The one thing I… Continue Reading Losing Reality
America’s Dangerous Repeat of China’s Cultural Revolution by Mike Zhao, 2022 A Review: “Earth Culture, Not Cancel Culture” Mike Zhao and his family lived through the horrors of… Continue Reading Critical Race Theory and Woke Culture
by Noah Rothman, 2022 Fighting Back Against the Progressives’ War on Fun Many observers of the “Woke” phenomena, such as John McWhorter, have challenged its religious moralism and… Continue Reading The Rise of the New Puritans
by Vaclav Smil, 2022 The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going Smil is certainly a level-headed guy – a scientist as futurist and historian,… Continue Reading How the World Really Works
Why Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teicholz, 2015 If you like real-life thrillers, science, and medicine, this is it. The low-fat diet… Continue Reading The Big Fat Surprise
by 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