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The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915

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“The American people themselves “are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.”― James Garfield quoted by Jon Grinspan, The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915 In our current setting of extreme political partisanship and […]

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First Lie Wins

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“There’s an old saying: The first lie wins. It’s not referring to the little white kind that tumble out with no thought; it refers to the big one. The one that changes the game. The one that is deliberate. The lie that sets the stage for everything that comes after it. And once the lie

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I Must Betray You

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“Paradise: If communism is Paradise, why do we need barriers, walls, and laws to keep people from escaping?”― Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You This is a powerful novel is set in 1989 Romania when Communist regimes across Europe were crumbling. Unfortunately, Nicolae Ceaușescu was still the tyrannical dictator of Romania where he ruled with fear and an

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Much Ado About Nada

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“There’s nothing more human than being wrong,” she said quietly. “Or being persuaded one way and then regretting your decision. I would argue that learning to live with that regret is the most human thing of all.”― Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada I have enjoyed the previous books I’ve read by Uzma Jalaluddin and this book

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