Monthly Archives: June 2023

Review of Rise of the Rocket Girls

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Katherine Wacker

In her book, Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles, to the Moon, to Mars, Nathalia Holt chronicles the fascinating story of the women who made space exploration possible. Beginning at the climax of World War II … Continue reading →

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Review of An Unlikely Spy

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Katherine Wacker

In Daniel Silva’s, An Unlikely Spy, World War II is raging, and Britain is under The Blitz. Winston Churchill is trying desperately to keep his country afloat and has turned to an unlikely resource, a history professor. His task is to … Continue reading →

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Review of Mind and Matter

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Katherine Wacker

In his book, Mind and Matter: A Life of Math and Football. John Urschel chronicles how his interests as a boy would become his vocations as an adult. He explains how his love of puzzles as a child grew into a … Continue reading →

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Clarence Thomas’ Concurring Opinion on Affirmative Action Is Incredible

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Katherine Wacker

Spencer Brown Even though Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas joined Chief Justice Roberts in the majority opinion finding that using a student’s race in college admission decision violated the 14th Amendment, Thomas also filed a concurring opinion explaining more of … Continue reading →

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The Sight That Changes Suffering

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Katherine Wacker

Suffering changes our vision. Just as our natural eyes can’t see as well in the dark, in suffering we struggle to see beyond our pressing needs. Everything looks hazy — except our problems, which seem disproportionately clear and intense. It … Continue reading →

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A Sampling of My TBR Fiction Pile This Summer

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Katherine Wacker

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Blown Away! Deborah Raney

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Katherine Wacker

Have you been hearing about AI—artificial intelligence—in the news? I’ve heard everything from how amazing and cool it is to horror stories about how it is going to end mankind as we know it. The former is essentially a database … Continue reading →

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Indict Walt Nauta? Why Not the Biggest Liars First? Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Katherine Wacker

June 15, 2023 Walt Nauta is a 10-year-Navy veteran and served as an aide to former President Trump both in and out of office. Special Counsel Jack Smith has now indicted him for allegedly “making false statements in interviews with … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Dan McLaughlin

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Katherine Wacker

What the most important and influential book in American history still teaches us, despite its flaws. Today marks the 210th birthday of Harriet Beecher Stowe — the most important and influential woman in American history, by virtue of having written the … Continue reading →

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Senator Grassley, the FBI, President Biden, and President Trump

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Katherine Wacker
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