Books and books and books and never enough space

BigTech and overlord collusion was anticipated in Michael Rectenwald’s Google Archipelago.  From the author’s Amazon page there’s this passage,

Google Archipelago argues that Big Digital technologies and their principals represent not only economic powerhouses but also new forms of governmental power. The technologies of Big Digital not only amplify, extend, and lend precision to the powers of the state, they may represent elements of a new corporate state power.

 

AntiWar and Libertarian authors

Some of the books in the spirit of learning good news from bad news, as discussed on episode 67 with Will Porter are listed below.  As Will mentioned, their consistency and accuracy over time make these authors the good guys.

I found out about this book from the author’s, Brion McClanahan, podcast.  He was speaking about the Bayards of Deleware and they were impressive.  Impressive in the stand with honor and conviction.  Those traits are shared by John Taylor of Caroline and Calhoun and more.

Brion speaks well and writes as he speaks about history we didn’t hear.  A history we are the poorer for not knowing.  I recommend his work, podcast or books, for enriching your history knowledge of matters you never knew but don’t know you need.

History is funny. You can’t get it all in one spot.  It’s a piecemeal effort.

For as well as Brion writes, the real gems in this book are the words of these men.  To think that the problems of politics is a new one is to misunderstand people.

Perhaps we grant, erroneously, a level of decency to the early politicians which is totally unearned and unwarranted.  Consider this passage from James A Bayard, the elder:

I am persuaded that the people cannot be reasoned out of their folly and that they must be left to feel the evils now generating, before they will open their ears to anything said against their present opinions.

These patriots were as worried about the young nation and its future as we are today.  Some had a particularly keen insight into how certain policies would play out.  Today we call those people the anti-federalists.

An old adage, much used and oftentimes hackneyed suggests if we don’t know our history, we are doomed to repeat it.

Politics today?  Meet the new boss; same as the old boss.

Pick up Forgotten Conservatives in American History and catch up on what you missed, through no fault of your own.

Additional books

Murray Rothbard, What Has The Government Done With Our Money

Murray Rothbard, For A New Liberty: A Libertarian Manifesto