Saturday Good Reads - Oct. 8, 2022

E.L. Doctorow (1931-2015) write a number of acclaimed novels from the 1970s to the 2000s. Perhaps the best novel work is Ragtime, set in New York in the early 1900s and capturing the spirit of the time and people; it can usually be found on lists of the “100 Best American Novels.” Doctorow’s granddaughter, Alison Fairbrother, herself a writer, shares memories of her grandfather, who zigged while his generation of writers zagged.  

When Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne of Britain, Winston Churchill was once again prime minister. What a contrast they made – the very young queen and the grand old man of British politics. Andrew Roberts at The Critic Magazine described the devotion the two had for each other.

 

In the wake of Hurricane Ian, there was a flood of stories in the media about how climate change was making hurricanes more frequent and more intense. If you follow science instead of “Follow the Science™,” you might be surprised to learn that the data don’t support those claims. James Bowman at New Criterion has something to say about the media’s peddling of “green” ideologies.

 

More Good Reads

 

Ukraine

 

War has come home to Russia – Owen Matthews at The Spectator.

 

'Indulgences' for Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine? Remember that Moscow speaks for Moscow – Terry Mattingly at Get Religion.

 

British Stuff

 

The Whitechapel Bell Foundry is For Sale – Spitalfields Life.

 

Art

 

Go On, Brother Lawrence – Jack Baumgartner at The School of the Transfer of Energy.

 

Art was never Queen Elizabeth II's passion—but her image was truly iconic – Alison Cole at The Art Newspaper.

 

News Media

 

Project Veritas is being punished for practicing journalism – Peter Van Buren at The Spectator.

 

Life and Culture

 

The Thinnest Veneer of Civilization – Victor Davis Hanson at The Epoch Times.

 

Euthanasia on trial: What does it mean to die with dignity? – Lois McLatchie at The Critic Magazine.

 

Sex Ed as the Leading Edge of the Revolution – Scott Yenor at Mere Orthodoxy.

 

American Stuff

 

John Wesley Powell and the Wounds of War – Cicely Nelson Zander at Emerging Civil War.

 

Faith

 

Why We Can’t Abandon the Church – Aaron Earls at The Wardrobe Door.

 

Beware the New Seeker Sensitivity – Trevin Wax at The Gospel Coalition.

 

Writing and Literature

 

10 literary classics that didn’t sell – Emily Temple at Literary Hub.

 

Holy Forever – Chris Tomlin

Painting: An Old Woman Reading, Imitator of David Teniers the Younger, circa 1680).