I just finished Charlie Kirk’s The MAGA Doctrine. This book, published in September of 2025, lays out the rise of Trump as a disruptive force in American politics. Kirk makes the point that traditional party politics has only benefited those who are in “the system,” and Trump does not belong to or come from that…
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Recommended for reading
I’ve been promising a report on a couple of books, but not this one. Our neighbour Merlin, who lives just a few doors away, discovered last year that I like to read. Merlin was a teacher for many years and clearly still likes to read and to encourage others to read. He’s got roots in…
Jack Whyte
As we’re getting to know our neighbours, I was asked by Merle if I was interested in reading a triology of books that he had. He soon brought me a bag of books by Jack Whyte and I’m reading the first of them, The Forest Laird. I’m into chapter four (he writes long chapters) and…
Hybrid Thoughts 