40 mini book reviews from 2024
As mentioned in the yearly productivity post, I managed to read 40 books in 2024 on top of my other work. Here they are in a picture: It's absurdly long,…
Mike Huemer tells truths about progressive myths
American philosopher Mike Huemer published a book a few months ago called Progressive Myths. He was kind enough to send me a review copy. You can return the favor by…
Sometimes you should speak up with an unpopular view
Every year I try to read a set number of books (30 this year). I've been decreasing the number over the years because blogs and academic articles have become so…
Book review: The Revolutionary Phenotype
Over the years, the enthusiastic fans of Jean Francois Gariepy (JFG) have been trying to goad me into reading his book. I had avoided it because people I trust say…
2023 in books
It's a new year, and therefore time to look back at what I read in 2023 in terms of books. Let's start out with the overview. Here's an ultra short…
Supreme Court, Supreme Issues
I have long been annoyed by how the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) seemed to work, so I decided to look more into this by reading a short textbook on the…
Why woke? What to do about it?
I am a little late to the party, but I too want to post my reviews of 2 recently high grade books on the woke phenomenon and what to do…
On Paul Bloom’s Psych (2023)
Psychology is a popular field, so there's quite a big market for introductory textbooks. I occasionally read these just to see how authors are introducing and treating various topics. In…
Is the past the future?
Edward Dutton (AKA. Jolly Heretic) and J.O.A. Rayner-Hilles has a new book out: The Past is a Future Country: The Coming Conservative Demographic Revolution (2022). The summary is: Since the…
Book review: A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe by Johannes Krause
I read this book the other day and it's worth reviewing in some detail. Krause, J., & Trappe, T. (2022). A short history of humanity: A new history of old…
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