Novelist Ursula K. Le Guin passed away recently. In my teens I read nearly all her science fiction novels, and have read the Earthsea Trilogy many times since. The essay below (revised here) was...
In move to new website some older posts on books were left behind, including this post on the compelling novels of Nevil Shute. Nevil Shute was a successful aircraft engineer and businessman who wrote...
[Post below on 2017-2018 topics, post on 2019-2010 NCFCA topics is here.] NCFCA posted potential debate topics for 2017-2018: A. Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly reform its budget and appropriations process....
A Review of Wilfred Beckerman’s Through Green–Coloured Glasses Environmentalism Reconsidered by Marina Tanasé Environmental are still hot subject even after ample discussion over the last few decades. One of the reasons for paying attention to this topic...
[A review by Marina Tanase of The Race to the Top: The Real Story of Globalization by Tomas Larsson] Using real-world examples, Tomas Larson explains what globalization actually is, offering readers powerful stories and...
Ideas for books and articles on ancient history :The Greeks by H. D. F. Kitto Kitto’s The Greeks was a text for a graduate class in Greek Art I took at the University of St. Thomas...
