Lance on Sep 16 2007 | Filed under: Books, Culture, Lance's Page, Society, Urban planning and development, regulation, social science
I have not touched on the subject of the often hostile turn our culture has taken towards men, especially when it comes to their relationships with children. It is not that I don’t agree that that is a concern, in fact quite the opposite. I have in deeply personal ways been effected by this cultural […]
Lance on Sep 06 2007 | Filed under: Books, Culture, Lance's Page, Society
My grief knows no bounds, Michael Jackson, aka “The Beer Hunter” has passed away:
“He was simply the best beer writer we’ve ever known,” said Tim Hampson, chairman of the British Guild of Beer Writers. “He told wonderful stories about beer, breweries and far away places. He told the story of beer through people, and he […]
Joshua Foust on May 18 2007 | Filed under: Books, Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Military Matters, Notes on the war
Cross-posted at The Conjecturer
Defense
Part 2 of Danger Room’s interview with John Robb. I bought his book last night, and I’ll be posting a review of it here when I’m done. John Robb has some damned interesting ideas, and even if I wind up not fully buying them (I try to remain skeptical of these […]
Joshua Foust on May 16 2007 | Filed under: Books, Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Media, Military Matters, Notes on the war, Race
Cross-posted on The Conjecturer.
The Pentagon
In laying out his thoroughly convincing case against widespread instant adaptation of the MRAP, the Robot Economist says something I thought profound: “One thing that I have noticed about about U.S. operations in Iraq is a tendency to favor material solutions over doctrinal, organizational, and training solutions when a problem crops […]
Joshua Foust on May 05 2007 | Filed under: Books, Developmental economics, Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Military Matters, Notes on the war, Technology, social science
Cross-posted on The Conjecturer.
The Pentagon
Tony Snow declared the milblogging scandal overreported, but then admitted he didn’t know what he was talking about. See for yourself if such a major change in OPSEC rules was over-done.
Lockheed Martin builds a so-called sniper targeting pod, a device that can be attached to fixed-wing aircraft and used from even […]
Lance on Mar 13 2007 | Filed under: Books, Foreign affairs
I have to second this recommendation from Greg Mankiw:
Well, actually listening too, as I drive between my home and the office: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Highly recommended.
I want to go further and suggest you listen to it as well. The authors accent and beatiful reading style give the book depth that reading […]
Keith_Indy on Feb 20 2007 | Filed under: Books, Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, History, Keith's Page
Well, some historians obviously did. Michael J Totten interviews Michael Oren, author of the book “Power, Faith, and Fantasy”, “a sweeping history of America’s involvement in the Middle East from 1776 to the present.”
So, read the whole interview, it’s very interesting to see the connections between America and the Middle East, and how, what […]
The Poet Omar on Feb 15 2007 | Filed under: Books, Environment, Religion and theology, The Poet Omar's Page
We’ve recently sparked some interesting discussions on climate change and global warming here at ASHC. I’d like to add a little fuel (biodegradable, earth-friendly fuel, of course) to the fire by recommending this article on Dr. David Orrell’s new book, Apollo’s Arrow. Although I have not yet had the opportunity to read Dr. […]
Lance on Feb 11 2007 | Filed under: Books, Domestic Politics, History, Lance's Page, Libertarianism
From our friends at Laissez Faire we have Brian Doherty’s first chapter from his new book Radicals for Capitalism. A history of libertarianism in America that I plan on purchasing for myself.
An excerpt from the new book
[…]
Lance on Jan 23 2007 | Filed under: Books, Culture, Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Lance's Page, Libertarianism, Religion and theology
I haven’t addressed D’Souza’s new book The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11, though Robby asked me to long before it was even out. I have meant to, but at this point it seems a bit superfluous. It has been dissected and critiqued so extensively that I can’t imagine as […]
Lance on Jan 22 2007 | Filed under: Books, Culture, Lance's Page, Media
Speaking of pumped, I should be, but I am less excited by the thought of Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age coming to the Sci-fi channel.
However, having George Clooney behind it means maybe it will get the funding it deserves and we can avoid some of the issues I have with the Sci-fi Channel adaptations of […]
Lance on Jan 22 2007 | Filed under: Books, Culture, Lance's Page, Media
Hat tip: Stephen Bainbridge
It is being turned into an HBO series!
The series will begin with the 1996 first book, “A Game of Thrones,”
and the intention is for each novel (they average 1,000 pages each) to
fuel a season’s worth of episodes. Martin has nearly finished the fifth
installment, but won’t complete the seven-book cycle until 2011.
…..
“They tried […]
Lance on Dec 29 2006 | Filed under: Books, Domestic Politics, History, Lance's Page, Law, Libertarianism
I just received my review copy of Clayton Cramer’s “Armed America.” It is at least in part a response to the discredited work of Michael Bellisile’s “Arming America.” I’ll have a review up in the next couple of weeks, maybe even sooner.
Technorati Tags: history, colonial America, guns, second amendment, law, […]
Lance on Dec 14 2006 | Filed under: Books, Economics, History, Humor, Lance's Page, Libertarianism
I spent an hour and a half in my wife’s AP European History class on Monday. My topic was the history of economic thought during the enlightenment. Subtopics were mercantilism, the physiocrats and Adam Smith. Brief digressions on the connection between Smith and Marx as well as Malthus. I know, eyes glaze over, but […]
Lance on Dec 04 2006 | Filed under: Books, Domestic Politics, Economics, Lance's Page, Law, Libertarianism, Media, Milton Friedman Memorial Page, Uncategorized
Thanks to Tyler at Marginal Revolution I have found out that “The Power of Choice” a biography of Milton Friedman will air Monday, January 29 on PBS. This date has also been declared as Milton Friedman Day.
Right now you can go to Idea Channel and see all ten episodes of the original Free […]
Lance on Nov 16 2006 | Filed under: Books, Developmental economics, Domestic Politics, Economics, History, Keith's Page, Lance's Page, Law, Libertarianism, MichaelW's Page, Milton Friedman Memorial Page, The Poet Omar's Page
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From Pejman,”That’s right. A lecture concerning a mundane topic like the creation of a pencil was made dazzling and fascinating by Milton Friedman. Imagine what […]
The Poet Omar on Nov 07 2006 | Filed under: Books, The Poet Omar's Page
I’ve been reading quite a bit lately (big surprise, I know). In addition to re-reading TME mentioned below, I’ve also been reading a much more pop history type book (although a pretty darn good one), Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Although a bit light […]
The Poet Omar on Nov 07 2006 | Filed under: Books, The Poet Omar's Page
I’m not really one to do book reviews. Frankly, I’m considered by colleagues to be overly critical. Almost every biography I’ve been asked to review I’ve rejected as shameless hagiography; every theology or comparative religious work incorrectly formatted for the target market (do not discuss the differences between the existentialist theories of Paul […]
MichaelW on Oct 26 2006 | Filed under: Books, Domestic Politics, Economics, MichaelW's Page
I heard an interview late last night on Washington Post Radio (which, for me, is fast becoming a preferable alternative to NPR) with author Timothy Carney discussing his new book, “The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money” (available at Amazon and through Laissez Faire Books). Tim ponders the question […]
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