A View from the Stacks

Episode 10: Militarized Police

Sat, 03 Oct 2020 18:00:00 -0600

a. Thoughts on Current Events – Military police

b. Something to think about – What is American – a view from a precisionist,

c. Definition of the Week – more form Identifying Fake news, etc.

d. What were they thinking – computers

Episode 9 - AG Barr

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 22:00:00 -0600

1) Intro

a. NB A brief eulogy of RBG

b. Thoughts on Current Events – Barr and the DoJ

c. Something to think about – The Acknowledgement movement,

d. Definition of the Week – series on Identifying Fake news, etc.

e. What were they thinking – goes to a professional conference

2) Bridge 1

3) Thoughts on current events – Thought on Barr’s speech to Hillsdale College.

a. Quotes and thoughts

4) Bridge 2

5) Something to think about –Acknowledgement movement

6) Bridge 3

7) Definition of the Week – new series on identifying Fake News, etc

8) Bridge 4

9) What were they thinking goes to a professional conference

a. War stories

10) Bridge 5 (under to end)

11) Looking forward to next week, Episode 10

a. Current events – Wait and see

b. Something to think about – Why is American, the view of a precisionist

c. Definition of the week – series on fake news, propaganda and bad information continued

d. What were they thinking- Computers

008: 9/11

Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:00:00 -0600

Current Events - 9/11
Something to think about - Social Good
Definition of the week - New series on identifying fake news
What were they thinking? - Labor Day Shenanigans

007: Covid-19

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 22:00:00 -0600

Talking about Currents events of Covid-19. Political platforms for something to think about. Defining Ethics and What were they thinking goes on the road.

Episode 6: RNC 2020

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 20:00:00 -0600

Sit back while I spend some time looking back at RNC 2020.

Episode 5: DNC20

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 23:00:00 -0600

In this episode, I review my thoughts about DNC 20 and try to define politics.

Episode 4: Kamala Harris

Sat, 15 Aug 2020 21:00:00 -0600

This week I talk about the following:

Current Events -- The Honorable Kamala Harris as Biden's VP pick
Something to think about -- Opening Schools during the pandemic
Definitions -- Logical Fallacies Part 4
What were they thinking -- Goes on Vacation

Episode 3: Rights and Responsibilities

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0600

This week in Thoughts on Current Events - I'm talking about Rights and Responsibilities and why you can't have the former without the latter.

In Something to Think About, I'm looking for that rarest of political beasts, the Moderate.

Definition of the Week is looking at more logical fallacies

and

What Were They Thinking? is looking at Animals.

Spurious Correlations can be found at https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

Episode 2: Respect or Disrespect?

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 22:00:00 -0600

Current Events - John Lewis, Donald Trump, and the Nature of Respect.

Something to Think About - When did Gay Become a Thing

Definitions - Continuing with Logical Fallacies

What Were They Thinking? - People and Animals.

Statutes and Martyrs

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0600

Welcome to the first episode of A View from the Stacks. In this episode, I talk about what this blog is, how it is organized, and my take on some current events. Topics include:

Thoughts on Current Events
- Protests, Statues, Martyrs and the Uncivil War
Something to Think About
- Judging the past by the present
Definition of the Week
- Logical Fallacies Part 1
What Were They Thinking?
- Library Edition, #1

As with any new venture, this one is a little rough, including running kind of short. In the future, there will be more content and even some special guests.