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Grow Up to Go to War: What Janet Burroway's Memoir Teaches Us About Military Moral Injury
June 19, 2026

Grow Up to Go to War: What Janet Burroway’s Memoir Teaches Us About Military Moral Injury

GROW UP TO GO TO WAR I am in awe of this book: Janet Burroway, Losing Tim, A Memoir: The Life and Death of…
When A Favorite Author Names What You Forgot You Believed
June 15, 2026

When a Favorite Author Names What You Forgot You Believed

A pure joy of reading. You’re reading along in a book you’re reading for fun and relaxation – Suddenly you leap to attention: here’s…
Ultra-Processed People: The Food That Isn't Food — A Book Review
June 1, 2026

Ultra-Processed People: The Food That Isn’t Food — A Book Review

As regular readers know, I’ve long been heavily concerned with food: the effects on my body of what I eat. I noticed, for example,…
Looking the World Frankly in the Face: One Skeptic's Case for Belief
May 15, 2026

Looking the World Frankly in the Face: One Skeptic’s Case for Belief

Some books you up pick up and you know – “Woops, this is going to be interesting!” Christopher Beha, Why I Am Not An…
Quakers Speak Out: Accompaniment and Testimony in a Time of Adversity
May 12, 2026

Quakers Speak Out: Accompaniment and Testimony in a Time of Adversity

The following excerpt shows some of what goes on with Quakers. See the more complete report at Epistle from Quaker Trans Day of Visibility…
Doctored: When Alzheimer's Research Was Built on Lies
April 21, 2026

Doctored: When Alzheimer’s Research Was Built on Lies

For the last couple of weeks, horrified and sort of scared, I’m been studying the book, Charles Piller, Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in…
War Is Being Reinvented: What Drones Are Doing to Modern Combat
April 10, 2026

War Is Being Reinvented: What Drones Are Doing to Modern Combat

I breathed a huge sigh of relief – a writer I’ve long trusted, explains current war happenings so I can understand. And, hopefully, you…
A Medical and Spiritual Journey Part Two The Book That Talked Back
April 6, 2026

A Medical and Spiritual Journey Part Two The Book That Talked Back

Day Fifty-two Arthritis, Medicine and the Spiritual Laws: The Power Beyond Science fell into my life through the agency of a used bookstore and…