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Continue reading →: The Other Side of the Hill
Very recently I celebrated my half century mark. Yes, the kid finally turned 50. Being a guy who loves books means memorable events naturally remind me of memorable phrases in literature. This occasion reminded me of a passage in John Buchan’s memoir: Sir Walter Scott had a pleasant phrase for…
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Continue reading →: A look at Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance’s memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, has captured a lot of attention since its release in June. As the current [2016] presidential election has highlighted, the white working class (WWC) of this country is in bad shape. Naturally, many are asking why. There’s been a lot of academic research into why…
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Continue reading →: The Multiverse Theory
This is an good visualization of the theory. (The original video I posted got removed at the source, so I replaced it with this one. Not bad, but longer.) The multiverse theory is fascinating. We have good reason to believe there are literally thousands of other universes besides our own,…
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Continue reading →: Quote: Leo Tolstoy and the Challenge of Learning
“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what…
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Continue reading →: The Lincoln Bible
For over 25 years I’ve been fortunate to have worked in one of the most unique and impressive, if sometimes notorious, places on the planet: The U.S. Capitol or “Capitol Hill.” I realize there are many negative things we could say about the U.S. Congress, I suspect that’s always been…
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Jeff Wills 