Clearing the Tabs November 30, 2020

Some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. It appears that a lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion.

November 16
Goldwater, Nixon, and WFB

November 19
Watching the Sausage Get Made

November 20
Media Banality Is a Covid Comorbidity
Deaths have nothing to do with Vietnam or jumbo jet crashes but with nature’s viral genetic lottery.

November 23
Corona-Absurdity Collides with California, New York, and Thanksgiving

The Original Thanksgiving Proclamation

November 25
France’s COVID Fail

Guilt Without Vice, Innocence Without Virtue
There is no shortage of memorable gems in this inviting and challenging book on the scourge of identity politics.

November 26
Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation provides comfort during challenging time

Gratitude: What We Owe to Our Country

America Isn't Falling Apart. It’s Still the Land of Opportunity.
These days, those opportunities are more often found in its suburbs and sprawl than in the cities that once defined it.

November 29
After 31 years, moving from a home is much more than leaving a structure