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Book Review: How The Scots Invented The Modern Wolrd, by Arthur Herman

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Blurb Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since. Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history. Here is the untold story of how John Knox and the Church of Scotland laid the foundation for our modern idea of democracy; how the Scottish Enlightenment helped to inspire both the … Continue reading Book Review: How The Scots Invented The Modern Wolrd, by Arthur Herman

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Useful Economic & Political Data

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I’m a visual data guy, so much of this will be charts. Job Cuts Posted: 4/18/25 Immigrant Crime Rates Government Job Growth Betting Odds, as of Oct. 23, 2024 Polling Averages as of Oct. 14, 2024 Seven swing states within 1 point. Silver Economic Indicators US Crude vs. World https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61545 Corporate Profits May 23, 2024 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPROFIT US vs. World Inflation Rate, Average Consumer Prices May 23, 2024 https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/PCPIPCH@WEO/WEOWORLD/USA US Field Production of Crude Oil May 23, 2024 Continue reading Useful Economic & Political Data

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Let’s Get Reel: Boys State

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Covering American Legion baseball for several years, I always got invited to the end-of-year awards dinner, held at the local Legion post. It was usually a pizza party and then awards were handed out to the team. For most of the time I attended this event, it also served as a chance for the girls the Legion post sponsored for Girls State in Charleston to speak on their experience there. I always enjoyed that aspect. Most of the time, the girls did not get into much detail, but I have always had an interest in politics, locally and beyond, so … Continue reading Let’s Get Reel: Boys State

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The Anti-Mutombo

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Dikembe Mutombo had 3, 289 career blocks in the NBA. Not bad. Also, not good when applied to social media accounts. There are my career block stats. Not as prolific. Or, I understand that if i say something on social media, I may have to explain it, or defend it. If your block lists don’t look like that, I’d venture a guess it says ways more about you than it does about the person you blocked. Official disclaimer: Ladies, I get there are some creepers out there who absolutely need blocked. This does not apply to that scenario. Instead, it … Continue reading The Anti-Mutombo