Capturing the Spirit

Some very creative people on YouTube make a comfortable living just from the ads displayed on their videos. You've seen them, I'm sure. Making videos is hard work, if you've ever tried it. There's nothing "easy" about it, but the government just can't stand that anyone would make a dime without it having at least one fat toe on it. (Read the entire blog entry)

This is the only 19th century book describing Russia which was forbidden in Soviet Union. Normally they loved the criticism of czarist time, but somehow this book analysis was easily applied to them. I remember reading big portions of it typed on typewriter and secretly distributed through SamIzdat. Now I have it on my book-shelve and nobod... (See the whole review)

A fellow walks into his doctor's office, complaining that he thinks he might have a tapeworm. The doctor makes a physical examination, listens to the symptoms, and concurs with the self-diagnosis. "I want you to come back tomorrow, to start treatment. And bring a banana and a cookie with you" said the doctor. Despite the seemingly odd requ... (Read More)

The Myth of the Robber Barons describes the role of key entrepreneurs in the economic growth of the United States from 1850 to 1910. The entrepreneurs studied are Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, James J. Hill, Andrew Mellon, Charles Schwab, and the Scranton family. Most historians argue that these men, and others like them, were Robber B... (See the whole review)