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Good book alert
We're a few days out from the premiere of Ken Burns's newest documentary, The American Revolution. For those interested in historical fiction to supplement their viewing, take a look at FREEGIFT, a novel of Benedict Arnold's horrific attack on the port of New London.
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Freegift
Freegift - Kindle edition by Benn, James. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Freegift.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@jimmywriter.bsky.social ... Just finished reading A Bitter Wind this morning. Discovered Billy in 2010 and have eagerly awaited releases ever since. A few years ago I bought everything on Audible and binged the series from scratch. Started a repeat performance this afternoon.
October 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This article made me think that if we were to do a select-all + delete on the Constitution and started over, what would we put in a total rewrite? And, more grimly, if we did a hard reset, would we start over as the United States? Or as a series of smaller countries?

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How Originalism Killed the Constitution
A radical legal philosophy has undermined the process of constitutional evolution.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM