Thanks for the interview with Ryan. He and Robert Greene are the ones that got me reading history and biographies. What he says about the founders and Roman/Greek influence is covered pretty well by Tom Ricks in “First Principles.” One thing I found odd was the number of Scottish tutors.
Thanks for the interview with Ryan. He and Robert Greene are the ones that got me reading history and biographies. What he says about the founders and Roman/Greek influence is covered pretty well by Tom Ricks in “First Principles.” One thing I found odd was the number of Scottish tutors.
“one of the problems with studying history is that it can lead you to despair because you see how bad things could potentially get. The other thing is it makes you go, oh, at least it's not as bad as then, right?”
Funny that Ryan says that. I’ve been reading a lot of Alan Taylor’s books and that thought occurs to me frequently. Not to minimize things nowadays. But, our history has been pretty brutal. Even during my lifetime there’s been the fight for civil rights and campus unrest of the 60s with 4 deaths at Kent State.
Nonetheless, let’s continue to bend the arc towards greater and greater justice. And Ryan: Keep at the wisdom book!
Good luck on Tuesday, John.
Thanks for the interview with Ryan. He and Robert Greene are the ones that got me reading history and biographies. What he says about the founders and Roman/Greek influence is covered pretty well by Tom Ricks in “First Principles.” One thing I found odd was the number of Scottish tutors.
“one of the problems with studying history is that it can lead you to despair because you see how bad things could potentially get. The other thing is it makes you go, oh, at least it's not as bad as then, right?”
Funny that Ryan says that. I’ve been reading a lot of Alan Taylor’s books and that thought occurs to me frequently. Not to minimize things nowadays. But, our history has been pretty brutal. Even during my lifetime there’s been the fight for civil rights and campus unrest of the 60s with 4 deaths at Kent State.
Nonetheless, let’s continue to bend the arc towards greater and greater justice. And Ryan: Keep at the wisdom book!