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America’s Secular Challenge - The Rise of a New National Religion, by Herbert London. This is the biggest little book I have ever read. In only 104 pages, for the price of $13.60, the author provides readers with facts, figures, resources, beyond compare and could not be more timely.
Secular humanism is not new and [...]

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It seems like forever, but it was only three and a half years ago that John Kerry was the Democratic front runner, with the MSM lining up for his anticipated coronation. And then something strange happened: the Vietnam Vets started speaking up, challenging the mythology Kerry had created — and the press had sustained — [...]

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Noemie Emery has read and reviewed Bill Clinton : Mastering the Presidency, by Nigel Hamilton. Having read the review, I say, “The heck with the book. The review is so wonderfully written, you can’t do better.” After discussing Hamilton’s fevered Kennedy biography, one so malevolent in its approach to old Joe that the [...]

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Mr. Right was recently reading The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham (published 1957), and he came across a startling passage.

‘Look, suppose we consider this thing from a more civilized standpoint - after all, this is a civilized country, and famous for its ability to find compromises. I’m not convinced by the [...]

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I’ve always loved Leon Uris’ epic Exodus, a novel that is ostensibly about the founding of the State of Israel, but that also manages to blend in the pogroms in Russia, the Holocaust, and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, all of which are necessary preconditions to understanding Zionism; anti-Semitism; and Arab hatred for the [...]

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A Review of Ready or Not, An All-American Girl Novel by Meg Cabot
This chapter is especially difficult for me to write because Meg Cabot is one of my favorite authors. Cabot writes adult fiction as well as teen fiction and is the author of the popular, Princess novels. (Two of which were made into great [...]

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Margolis and Mark Noonan, the authors of Caucus of Corruption, a great book that levels the playing field by pointing out the corruption in the Democratic Party. I read and thoroughly enjoyed the book and reviewed it here.
BIG DOG: Your book, Caucus of Corruption: The Truth about the [...]

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I can take Ann in small doses, because I think she’s very clever, and her observations are often spot-on. I also think she’s very mean, so I always end up feeling both exhilarated and, well, dirty, after reading one of her books.

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Jimmy Carter’s latest book “Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid“, a review:
Since it’s release several weeks ago, Jimmy Carter’s new book, “Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid“, has received enormous publicity as well as a litany of reviews, both critical and praiseworthy. After reading this book, one can begin to understand why Jimmy Carter’s place in presidential history will [...]

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We all have assumptions that guide us, and we’re not obligated to explain them every time, regarding everything we say. However, to be an intelligent audience, we must always understand the speaker’s assumptions. In this excerpt from How The Left Was Won : An In-Depth Analysis of the Tools and Methodologies Used by Liberals to [...]

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