Perhaps what is most fascinating about the strange episode of human history under which the communist oppression of Eastern Europe falls is that it has gone so long without a comprehensive history of how it occurred. Anne Applebaum‘s Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 appears to step into that gap, providing in-depth research and a […]
Archives for December 2013
Book Review | Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 by Anne Applebaum
December 28, 2013 by
Food for Thought: Demanding the ObamaCare Alternatives
December 27, 2013 by
An oft-repeated liberal response to complaints about the Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare in common parlance) is that Republicans, and their conservative and libertarian allies, have no alternative plan for “fixing” the current healthcare mess. Costs are prohibitive, access is limited, and when a personal health disaster strikes, too few are prepared or have the […]
Book Review | An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage [Contributor]
December 27, 2013 by
Food is the nouveau topic to write about. Whether it’s an exposition on the mad genius that is Ferran Adrià, or the theological import of maize in the Mayan culture, food is where it’s at. In this vein, An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage examines food and its impact on the whole of human development. […]
Book Review | Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation by Deborah Davis [Contributor]
December 23, 2013 by
Some happenings are simultaneously obscure, interesting, and pregnant with historical import. When all of these elements come together, an exploration of the happening and how it shaped subsequent history cannot be anything but a great read. Such is the premise of Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That […]
Book Review | The Beautiful Tree by James Tooley [Contributor]
December 16, 2013 by
The Beautiful Tree is a book about what’s right with the world. Amazingly, what is right with the world is found in the slums of Nigeria, India, Kenya, China, and Zimbabwe. The poor educating themselves without government assistance is the name of the game. In the early 2000s author of The Beautiful Tree, James Tooley (a British […]
Candidates for Utah Republican Party Treasurer: Rick Votaw [Contributor]
December 13, 2013 by
A candidate for Utah Republican Party Treasurer, Rick Votaw is seeking election by the Utah State Republican Central Committee to replace former Treasurer Dave Crittenden. This is the third in a series of brief profiles on those who have filed to run for election to the spot. As information comes out, I will update the profiles here. […]
Interim v Long-Term Utah Attorney General [POLL RESULTS]
December 13, 2013 by
Over the last couple days, Publius Online has hosted a totally non-scientific poll of whether you, the readers, think Governor Gary Herbert should select as the next Utah Attorney General an interim or a long-term appointment. The person selected will serve a term until the end of 2014, when they must either face reelection in […]
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