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Now Reading
- "The Nine" by Jeffery Toobin.
- "The Real Thomas Jefferson" by Andrew Allison.
- "Don Quijote De La Mancha (Spanish Edition)" by Miguel De Cervantes
- "The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories" by Robert B. Strassler
- "John Adams" by David McCullough
- "Democracy in America" by Alexis De Tocqueville
This Week’s Virtue
- Composed: A man is to keep his thoughts, words, and deeds subdued. He is to speak only when speech benefits another. His passion must not fuel his pride. He has no place for anger save righteous indignation.
Branden’s Bucket List
Drive across America on nothing but back roads.Graduate from college.- Graduate from Law School.
- Graduate from Business School.
- Rappel down a waterfall.
- Hike the Appalachian Trail.
- Marry the woman I love.
- Raise a family.
- Run for elected office.
- Learn how to speak Russian.
- Write a book.
- Teach a course at a university.
- Buy a house.
- Captain a boat in the Transpac.
- Visit my father's grave.
Branden’s Wish List
- The Landmark Thucydides by Robert B. Strassler, Hardcover
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, Hardcover/Box Set
- Fruteland Jackson - Blues 2.0
- North Sails Duffel Bag
Essays Archive
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13 Virtues of the American Man
This is an acclamation, a manifesto, a call-to-action to men all across our great nation. Ours is a generation of false greatness. Social engineers frame nobleness of character in such... -
Bullish On Ireland
The Atlantic Review recently postulated that there may be little use in the economic classification of countries. Citing the fracturing of BRIC nations and the PIGS investment blocks, blogger Andrew... -
Deification of State
The Establishment Clause is held in league as both the most sublime and intuitive as well as the most manipulated of any Amendment to the Constitution of the United States... -
Reverent Immigration
I have a habit when the issues of the day seem to split the American socio-political stage: I go back to the Founding. I go back and review the feelings,...
