Monthly Archives: July 2020

A Novel about the Maghreb

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

It’s hard, for those who have not experienced it, to imagine the desolation of the Sahara. The great sand sea, the size of America, where only the Tuareg ride. Even to this day the vastness is daunting, but 80 years … Continue reading →

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Nature and Nature’s God

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

It seems to me ironic that the last four years of socialist rage were finally met by pandemic. We who work in the field of peace know that it is violence more than anything else that begets more violence, in … Continue reading →

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Old Yeller

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

It’s time we return to that which is good and true. We need to abandon the nonsense, and quick, lest we are swept away into the turbulent waters of politics and victimization and forget that which made us. Things that … Continue reading →

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Stalin, the NYT and the Holodomor

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

Governments are not moral. Organizations of any kind are not moral entities. They exist as a group of like-minded people coming together to advance their vision. Perhaps it’s a company, seeking to provide a service, increase sales and lead to … Continue reading →

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“The Revolt of the Masses” – A Must Read

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

Originally posted on Joel D. Hirst's Blog:
“The Revolt of the Masses” is an extraordinary book about our arriving ordeal and why it has come. Written in 1932, it is as prescient now (perhaps more so) than when it…

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Our Changing World

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

While my little boy plays water-guns, builds Lego sets, learns to type and do extra-math and watches Alvin and the Chipmunks, the world in which he will live is being formed — and in fast forward. So far, the attempts … Continue reading →

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“And Quiet Flows the Don” – Book Review

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

There is something majestic, timeless and grand about Russian literature. Whether its Tolstoy (Leo, sure but I prefer Alexei), Goncharov, Turgenev – the stories resonate with purpose and the full nature of the human experience. This is perhaps especially true … Continue reading →

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Remember the Climate Apocalypse?

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Joel D. Hirst

Remember climate apocalypse? The little girl lectures, scowling in hatred at the leaders of the free world because they refused to do what they were told? Those days almost seem quaint and comical in the mess that 2020 has become. … Continue reading →

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