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Political Words — Team Brief (Revision 4)
October 2, 2026 Purpose Political Words is a MY VIEW project that defines commonly used and commonly weaponized political terms in plain, neutral language. The goal is accuracy and shared understanding, not persuasion. Readers are friends and family with a range of political views. You don’t have to agree with an idea to understand what…
Under the Hood
This page goes deeper into the words introduced in Political Words: where they came from, how their meanings have changed, and where scholars agree and disagree. Choose any word below to go directly to it. THE WORDS HOW POWER IS HELD Democracy Republic Authoritarianism Totalitarianism Monarchy Theocracy Oligarchy POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES Liberalism Conservatism Progressivism Libertarianism THE…
POLITICAL WORDS
In the space of a single evening, the same word can be used three different ways. One speaker uses it as a description. Another uses it as a warning. A third uses it as an insult, and the audience applauds. Socialist. Communist. Fascist. Liberal. Conservative. These words turn up in speeches, headlines, and comment sections…
The Disappearers
By Marlon James Genre: Historical Fiction / Crime & Detective Fiction / Mystery Categories: The Ledger of Human Nature & The Visual Palette 📖 The Blueprint (No-Spoiler Synopsis) Stepping into the mid-twentieth century, The Disappearers marks a sharp stylistic evolution for Booker Prize–winning author Marlon James. Set in the late 1950s, the story centers on…
Protected: Muscadine Grapes, Pears and Old Friends
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Tall Pea Pickin & Shelling at Ray & Terry’s
August 4, 2026 A wonderful evening with the Latimarians Click any image to view full size and browse the gallery. “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” Marcel Proust – From his early literary collection titled “Les Plaisirs et les Jours”…
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By Jon Meacham Narrated by: Jon Meacham Genre: Non-Fiction / Biography / History Posted April 21, 2026 No-Spoiler Synopsis This is not a cradle-to-grave biography in the traditional sense. Instead, Meacham focuses on the moral and spiritual evolution of Abraham Lincoln. It tracks how a man born into a frontier “backwater” developed a rigorous conscience…
Pelicans – Fun facts to know and share
April 4, 2026 Pelicans seem to float on the air just above the water Pelicans are able to “float” just above the water by using a physics principle called the ground effect. When they glide within one wingspan of the surface, they create a cushion of air that supports their weight and makes flight significantly…
Crawdad Road March 27 & 28, 2026
De Soto National Forest road 406B Patty and I are very fortunate to have the De Soto National Forest within minutes of our house. This weekend, Friday morning and Saturday evening we drove the mile long Forest Road 306B or better known to us as the Crawdad Rd. We named it that years ago because…
These Truths – A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Reason to Read You should read These Truths if you want a history that feels alive and unvarnished. Unlike the textbooks you may remember from school, Lepore writes with a novelist’s flair and a journalist’s eye for irony. She doesn’t just list dates; she asks a central, gripping question: Has the American experiment actually worked?…
