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Book Review | The Swerve
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern | Stephen Greenblatt, W.W. Norton, 365p. An unusual history read follows bibliophile and Papal...
Greg McNeilly
Aug 7, 20201 min read
Book Review | White Fragility
WHITE FRAGILITY: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about racism Robin DiAngelo, Bacon Press, 169p. Picking up this writing was...
Greg McNeilly
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Book Review | The Deepest Well
THE DEEPEST WELL: Healing the Long-term Effects of Childhood Adversity Nadine Burke Harris, Mariner Books, 272p. This book raises...
Greg McNeilly
Jul 11, 20201 min read
Book Review | Discrimination & Disparites
DISCRIMINATION & DISPARITIES |Thomas Sowell. Hachette Book Group, 308p Veteran economist Thomas Sowell relies upon facts to lay bare a...
Greg McNeilly
Jun 16, 20201 min read
Book Review | A Planet of Viruses
A PLANET OF VIRUSES | Carl Zimmer. University of Chicago Press, 128p. Besides being omnipresent, viruses have contributed to the...
Greg McNeilly
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Book Review | That Thou Shall Disdain Hardships
THAT THOU SHALL DISDAIN HARDSHIPS | Rufus, Musonius, Yale University Press, p124. This is a handy reprint of the teachings of Gaius...
Greg McNeilly
May 13, 20202 min read
Book Review | I Love Capitalism
I LOVE CAPITALISM: An American Story | Langone, Ken, Penguin Random House, 304p. Noting his life has been an “American dream,” Ken...
Greg McNeilly
May 6, 20201 min read
Book Review | You Never Forget Your First
YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST, A Biography of George Washington | Alexis Coe | Viking Press, 261p If you need an incredibly accessible...
Greg McNeilly
Apr 30, 20201 min read
Book Review | A Time to Build
A TIME TO BUILD: From family & community to Congress & the Campus, How Recommitting to our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream |...
Greg McNeilly
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Book Review | Rule Makers, Rule Breakers
RULE MAKERS, RULE BREAKERS: How Tight & Loose Cultures Wire Our World | Michele Gelfand, Scribner, 376p. “Culture,” Gelfand writes,...
Greg McNeilly
Mar 14, 20202 min read
Book Review | Call Sign Chaos
CALL SIGN CHAOS: Learning to Lead | Jim Mattis, Random House, 320p. Covering four decades of services as a U.S. Marine, General James...
Greg McNeilly
Mar 9, 20202 min read
Book Review | Behave: The Biology of Humans
BEHAVE, The Biology of Humans At our Best & Worst | Robert Sapolsky, Penguin Books, 790p What drives or causes us to do what we do?...
Greg McNeilly
Feb 23, 20201 min read


Exploring the Power of American Myths
An essay on the role of myth to build a common unified American community.
Greg McNeilly
Feb 13, 20206 min read
Book Review | Fredrick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
FREDRICK DOUGLASS, Prophet of Freedom | David Blight | Simon & Schuster, 888 pages. Any American born nearly a decade before Thomas...
Greg McNeilly
Feb 10, 20202 min read
Introduction to the American Storyteller's Journey
Every incredible journey begins with a single step, and the American Storyteller's journey is no different. It's a trek into the heart of...
Greg McNeilly
Jan 31, 20201 min read
Book Review | The Triumph of William McKinley
THE TRIUMPH OF WILLIAM McKINLEY: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters | Karl Rove | Simon & Schuster, 483 pages. For students of...
Greg McNeilly
Jan 31, 20202 min read
Book Review | Socrates: A Man for Ourt Times
SOCRATES: A Man for Our Times | Paul Johnson | Viking, 224 pages. On a spring morning in 399 BC, Athenians brought a 70-year-old...
Greg McNeilly
Jan 22, 20202 min read
Book Review | How To Drink
HOW TO DRINK: A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing | Vincent Obsopoeus, Princeton University Press, p285. This Latin poem, written...
Greg McNeilly
Jan 11, 20202 min read
Book Review | Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam
UNVEILED: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam | Yasmine Mohammed | Free Hearts, Free Minds, 290 pages. This is a thoroughly...
Greg McNeilly
Jan 9, 20201 min read
Book Review | Tending The Heart of Virtue
TENDING THE HEART OF VIRTUE, How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination | Viegen Guroian, Oxford University Press, p198....
Greg McNeilly
Jan 7, 20201 min read
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