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Human Bullets: A Soldier’s Story of Port Arthur by Tadayoshi Sakurai

On my posting of September 29, 2025, I reviewed an excellent history of the Russian-Japanese…

India at War: the Subcontinent and the Second World War by Yasmin Khan

A very interesting book that does not focus on the actions of the Indians who…

Listening to the Law: Reflection on the Court and Constitution by Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Since the 1970’s, Justices for the Supreme Court have for the most part come from…

10 Generations Cognac Review

For ten generations (since 1630) the Elie Ferrand family has produced excellent Cognacs. The eldest…

Where Health Care Went to Die

In his new book, My Fight for Canadian Health Care: A Thirty-Year Battle to Put…

Etiquette in a Cigar Lounge

I am not one who believes that we have to learn things the hard way,…

A Few Thoughts on a Quick Trip to New Orleans

Every twelve to eighteen months, we go down to New Orleans (specifically the French Quarter)…

How Did We Get Here?

You have probably not heard of John O’Sullivan, but since the 1990’s, he has been…

The Tide at Sunrise: A History of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 by Denis and Peggy Warner

Originally published almost fifty-years ago, this book is considered a classic history of the first…