Missive #471 Published 30 March 2025
Continuing The Anti-Federalist Papers
Cato VI
by George Clinton
To the People of the State of New York:
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Missive #470 Published 29 March 2025
Neoreaction is not your grandfather's conservatism, but the web 2.0 era marriage between modern engineering principles and classical anti-democratic thought. Its central tenet is that the Enlightenment was a mistake, and in The Dark Enlightenment, Nick Land burns progressivism to the ground, salts the earth around its ashes, and raises an altar to anti-humanism in its place.
Missive #469 Published 28 March 2025
80. A Token of Friendship
Nasruddin had a friend he’d known for a long time.“You’re quite the trickster,” Nasruddin’s friend said, “but I’ve seen all your tricks. You can fool everybody else, but you can’t fool me.”
Nasruddin scratched his head thoughtfully and then he said, “Wait here! I think I know a way to fool you. I’ll be right back!”
“Okay,” the man agreed. “You can try if you want, but I’m going to be on my guard!”
The man stood there and waited.
And waited.
And as he was waiting, he realized … Nasruddin wasn’t coming back.
Nasruddin had fooled him after all.
Missive #468 Published 25 March 2025
The ordeals faced by a group of pioneers journeying from Illinois to California in 1846. Jacob and George Donner knew that the trip from Illinois to California would be long and difficult, but they had read a bout a newly discovered shortcut that would make the trip somewhat easier. Even so, the going was rough.
This is a short book that tells the story of the Donner Party which as been told at great length by other authors. A good quick read. .
Missive #467 Published 24 March 2025
A long out-of-print classic, Lower Piedmont Country is set in northeastern Alabama, although the narrative encompasses the region form the Mississippi Delta to the Virginia Tidewater. The book surveys the history, politics, religion, economy (both rural and industrial), and folkways of the hill-country people as the author knew them during the Depression and war years.
Missive #466 Published 23 March 2025
Continuing The Federalist Papers.
Federalist No.43
The Same Subject Continued: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered
Author: James Madison
To the People of the State of New York:
Missive #465 Published 21 March 2025
79. A Token of Friendship
One of Nasruddin’s dearest friends was moving away to a distant city.“I’ll miss you,” said Nasruddin’s friend.
“I’ll miss you too,” Nasruddin replied.
“Hey, I’ve got an idea!” said his friend. “Why don’t you give me that gold ring of yours as a memento? Then, whenever I look at that ring on my finger, I’ll remember that you gave it to me.”
Nasruddin thought for a moment.
“I’ve got a better idea,” he said. “I won’t give you my gold ring, and that way whenever you look at your finger, you’ll remember that I didn’t give it to you.”
Missive #464 Published 20 March 2025
This was the first in a series of romantic suspense books (2006) that is not nearly as good as The Patient's Secret (2022). I'll continue reading the series and subsequent ones just to see how the author improved her writing over the years. It is not a bad book but is somewhat a bodice ripper published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense.
Missive #463 Published 18 March 2025
As the war which consumes Dervelai drags on, the reserves of Algarve are ever more stretched. King Mezentio's armies become sucked into the huge landmass of Unkerlant. As more and more of the hated Kaunians are sacrificed for blood magic, conquered races are indected into the Algarvian army, and their fighting edge becomes blunted. While at home, both men and women come to doubt the war and its purposes. Harry Turtledove's blending of World War Two with fantasyhas already gained enormous praise. As a myriad of characters deal with reality, this is a tapestry of the finest writing the genre can create.
Missive #462 Published 16 March 2025
Continuing The Anti-Federalist Papers
Cato V
by George Clinton
To the People of the State of New York: