by Norman West | Jun 6, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, True Crime
Outrage is a sudden thing, but its effects linger and can lead to suspect actions with unintended consequences. Shadow vigilantism is one possible result. America is a country of laws. No one is above the law. But sometimes miscarriages occur and, when they do, in...
by Norman West | Oct 22, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Business & Investing, Current Events & Politics
Being of ‘quite an age’ this reviewer remembers when “Made in Japan” promised a shoddy, poor quality product. Then, in the eighties and nineties, it seemed like Japan was aggressively buying us up bit by bit. Now, however, things seem to have settled down and we have...
by Sarah Hutchins | Oct 10, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, Social Science
As several of the nearly thirty essayists mention editor Michelle Tea’s collection Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class, the very fact that they’re writers gives them a certain privilege, perspective, or both not shared by their parents or...
by Norman West | Aug 22, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, Science & Technology
How to Fix the Future is an interesting book and worthwhile, though somewhat limited in scope. The focus is on the digital world and how it impacts our humanity: Brave new world a’ La Aldous Huxley or a new world for the brave (and educated). The challenges to our...
by Norman West | Jun 5, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, History
In 2013, the latest year for firm statistics, over 33,000 deaths were related to firearms and indications are they increase after that. How did we get into this position, unrivalled in any other developed country? There are certainly over 200 million firearms in...
by Howard Leighton | Mar 29, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, Education, Parenting & Families, Tweens, Young Adult
A Pakistani immigrant, a naturalized citizen of this country, a lawyer and a Gold Star father has written this book about the significance and importance of our Constitution. This is a small book, but one with a clear and articulate review and explanation of the...
