Karen S. Robinette

It offered interesting insights into the internal nature of the federal bureacracy. This is why DOGE is finding so much.

Revisado: 04-07-25

I liked the insights it offers into the kinds of obstacles any reformers of our government are up against. It was filled with observations and a few stories of the roles played by corrupt, incompetent, self absorbed, cowardly, power hungry and ideological behavior that makes our government so destructive and difficult to reform. I got tired of the endless blow by blow details of the author's attempts to get hired by the Trump administration and of his time in the USAID agency.

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Insights into another culture

Revisado: 06-18-24

This was a fascinating story about Islamic, and Islamist culture. Ayaan sensitively describes what it means for a girl to grow up in traditional Muslim families, how different the value system is from the enlightenment values of western societies, and how difficult adaptation can be for people moving between them. She is also very clear about the threat of violence from the Islamist culture and the superiority of enlightenment values for those who want humans to live healthy lives in the real world. She is a rare thinker with both brilliance and empathy. You don't want to miss this book.

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Fascinating, well written and important

Revisado: 06-06-23

This is written in clear, logical and sometimes humorous language that makes listening easy. As usual, Douglas Murray's observations and ideas are eye opening and important for everyone in the Anglophile world to consider. I strongly recommend it to all people who wish to continue to enjoy any freedom.

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interesting.

Revisado: 04-30-23

It was interesting to hear Ben Franklin tell his own life story in his own words. I felt like he was talking to me personally.

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This book was very informative and interesting.

Revisado: 07-08-22

Author's refutations of 1619 project were clearly stated. Increased my interest in the topic.

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Fascinating intellectual biography

Revisado: 06-01-22

This clear and meaningful story of the development of Thomas Sowell's thought and of his impact on other thinkers and actors was fascinating. I first read Sowell in the 1980's and found his clear and solidly evidence based explanations of economics and human history to be life changing. Jason Riley has truly done justice to the life and work of one of the great thinkers of the last 80 years.

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Why all Americans should reconsider the left.

Revisado: 09-27-20

Beautifully read Candace. I felt like you were in my living room talking to me. Before the summer of 2020, I was firmly convinced that institutional racism no longer was a thing in the United States of America or other modern democratic societies. With a lot of time stuck at home listening to diverse speakers, reading, and studying I have come to realize that racism is built into the foundational principles of the complete leftist agenda. Ms. Owens makes a clear and persuasive case for this understanding in connection with the welfare state, affirmative action, the adamant opposition to any form of school choice in poor sections of large Democrat-controlled cities, and the blacks-as-victims narrative pushed by self-proclaimed "liberals." Her arguments are solidly based in facts, evidence and reason. Unlike most leftist black leaders, she speaks to us as to thinking adults with minds as well as emotions. In this book Ms. Owens is primarily speaking to black Americans and she pulls no punches in addressing those cultural issues that can only be fixed by black Americans. That said, most of her message is just as relevant to other racial and ethnic minorities whom the leaders of the left are also using as political tools. Much of her message is also relevant to those of us whites who genuinely want a color-blind society in which all people are free to thrive. It is my hope that most of the white supporters of Democrat Party policies are not actually racist and don't actually mean to destroy human prosperity, but have simply been fooled into thinking those policies are virtuous. They are nothing of the kind. I hope that many of those well-meaning whites will read this book and realize the error of their ways before it is too late. Thank you Candace Owens for your contribution to showing us all the truth.

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All lovers of America need to read this book.

Revisado: 07-14-20

Dinesh, as usual, does a brilliant job of showing the tactics of the Marxist left and the deep state against freedom and democracy. He explains how they use our better natures and love of peace against us. If those of us who love freedom don't start fighting back, we'll have lost all hope. Please read this and share it.

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Well written though one-sided. Expressively read.

Revisado: 07-03-20

I struggled to finish this book because it's definitely written from the "all people with light skin are irredeemable racists" point of view. However, Ms. Oluo explains this perspective and her reasons for it very clearly. She does not allow that any white can fail to be racist or any man can fail to be sexist. But she does offer suggestions for those of us who've been branded evil to understand why many people of color feel that way about us and to have more meaningful conversations on the subject of racial conflict. It is worth reading for those who honestly want to understand this interpretation of reality,, whether or not we agree with it.

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Every parent should read or listen to this book.

Revisado: 03-10-20

I wish this book would be read, or listened to, by every parent especially including those whose lower socio-economic status leads them to see success as inaccessible to them or their children. I teach in public schools and constantly find myself struggling to develop learning skills in 11 - 14 year old kids who cannot read or match numbers to meaning and have already become convinced that they are incapable of learning or that there is no point in it. I also work with students whose parents are obviously practicing much of the advice from this book. I'm putting a hard copy of this book on my wish list. How can we get this information in the hands of the parents who most need it, but who will be very unlikely to purchase even an audiobook?

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