I just finished reading The Tragedy of American Compassion by Marvin Olasky. The book traces the history of compassionate giving and welfare in the United States through history. Beginning after the civil war with religious institutions dominating the charitable giving realm pushing back against the ideas of Social Darwinism and the ethos of survival of the … Continue reading Book Review: The Tragedy of American Compassion
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Book Review: The Untold History of the United States
Last week, I finished reading Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick book The Untold History of the United States. The authors of this 600+ page volume also created a 10 episode miniseries for the Showtime Network (I assume that this was Stone's principle role in the project as he is the narrator of the episodes) which … Continue reading Book Review: The Untold History of the United States
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