Category Archives: books

Shake your moneymaker

Posted on September 13, 2010 by jhbutcher

I’m working on my Shakespeare conspiracy theory page.

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Get well P.J. O’Rourke!

Posted on September 29, 2008 by jhbutcher

P.J. O’Rourke writing on the subject of learning that he has cancer of the… well, you’ll just have to read it.

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No, the other Alexis

Posted on September 26, 2008 by jhbutcher

“It may easily be foreseen that almost all the able and ambitious members of a democratic community will labor unceasingly to extend the powers of government, because they all hope at some time or other to wield those powers themselves.” … Continue reading →

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Banning a book that hasn’t been published yet?

Posted on September 6, 2008 by jhbutcher

The Sarah Palin book-banning story. It’s everywhere. The Los Angeles Times’ website Time Magazine’s website Atlanta Journal & Constitution and a zillion other publications. I’d like to see some more sources on it, especially considering the fairly obviously fake list … Continue reading →

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