Summary This summary was generated with help from ChatGPT. Overview Published in 2024, “No Democracy Lasts Forever” by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, examines how inherent flaws in the U.S. Constitution pose significant threats to American democracy. Chemerinsky provides a critical analysis of the Constitution’s structural weaknesses and… Continue reading Reviewing No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States
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Reviewing Poisoner in Chief
Summary of Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control by Stephen Kinzer This summary was generated by ChatGPT. Stephen Kinzer’s Poisoner in Chief chronicles the life and career of Sidney Gottlieb, the chemist and spymaster who led the CIA’s controversial MK-ULTRA program, aimed at developing mind control techniques during the… Continue reading Reviewing Poisoner in Chief
Reviewing Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Summary of Nat Turner’s Rebellion by Herbert Aptheker This summary was generated by ChatGPT. Herbert Aptheker’s Nat Turner’s Rebellion provides a detailed account of the 1831 slave uprising led by Nat Turner in Southampton County, Virginia. Turner, a deeply religious enslaved man who believed he was divinely chosen, organized and led the revolt, which became… Continue reading Reviewing Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Reviewing The Windows Screenreader Primer
Summary This summary has been generated by Microsoft’s Copilot. The Windows Screenreader Primer: All the Basics and More is a comprehensive guide for beginners and intermediate users of screen readers like JAWS, NVDA, and Windows Narrator. Authored by David Kingsbury, an Assistive Technology Instructor at the Carroll Center for the Blind, the book provides step-by-step… Continue reading Reviewing The Windows Screenreader Primer
Reviewing of Mikes and Men
For 33 years, Pete Van Wiern was one of the voices of the Atlanta Braves. Of Mikes and Men is Pete’s book about his more than four decades as a sports broadcaster. Since most of his career was spent announcing Braves games, most of his book is about the Braves. So, I really enjoyed of… Continue reading Reviewing of Mikes and Men
Reviewing Atomic Days
Joshua Frank’s Atomic Days: the Untold story of the most toxic place in America describes the history of and the ongoing efforts to clean up the Hanford nuclear site in the state of Washington. As someone who had never heard of Hanford until a few years ago, I think the history of Hanford and what… Continue reading Reviewing Atomic Days
Reviewing Midnight Rising
Tony Horwitz’s Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War is one of the most important books on history I have ever read.
Reviewing Luckiest Man
Jonathan Eig’s Luckiest Man is a biography of Lou Gehrig. What makes Eig’s biography of Gehrig different from the other books about him I have read is Eig’s decision to spend a lot of pages on Gehrig’s battle with ALS (the Disease that took his life and has become forever linked to him).
Reviewing Willie Wells El Diablo of the Negro Leagues
Luke Bob’s Willie Wells: “El Diablo” of the Negro Leagues is a biography of former Negro Leagues player and member of the baseball hall of fame Willie Wells. As always, reading about the great players from the Negro Leagues left me feeling a mix of outrage and disappointment. The idea that those incredible ballplayers were… Continue reading Reviewing Willie Wells El Diablo of the Negro Leagues
Reviewing The Devil’s Chessboard
David Talbot’s The Devil’s Chessboard: The CIA, and The Rise of America’s Secret Government is in some ways predictable and infuriating for those of us who know the truth about America. As you will see, reading it did change my perspective on one of the most consequential events in American history. That alone made the… Continue reading Reviewing The Devil’s Chessboard