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Song of the Day #1808

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September 6, 2020

Song of the Day: Elephant’s Eye [YouTube link] was composed by post-bop pianist Marc Cary and Brooklyn-based jazz percussionist Sameer Gupta. It appears on the 2006 album, “Focus” (not to be confused with the Stan Getz-Eddie Sauter masterpiece of the same name [YouTube link]). Cary was influenced by both Randy…
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Song of the Day #1807

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September 5, 2020

Song of the Day: The Island (Comecar de Novo), music by Ivan Lins, Portuguese lyrics by Brazilian songwriter Vitor Matins and English lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, begins an extended Labor Day weekend of the Summer Music Festival (Jazz Edition). Notable recordings of this sensuous love song include renditions…
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Frivolity, Remembrance, Sports

Tom Seaver, RIP

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September 3, 2020

The great baseball pitcher, Tom Seaver, died on Monday at the age of 75. He was a legendary player and a class act all the way. One of the key ingredients to the 1969 Miracle Mets season (he went 25-7 that season, going on to win the first of three…
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Austrian Economics, Culture, Dialectics, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, Pedagogy, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

7-Day Course Challenge: “Methodology of the Social Sciences” (Course #7)

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September 2, 2020

My friend Daniel Bastiat tagged me on Facebook for a new 7-day challenge: Pick between 2 to 5 books that you would assign for any course of your choosing (each day) and name the course. Day #7 Course: Methodology of the Social Sciences(For undergraduate- and graduate-level students) Investigations into the…
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Austrian Economics, Culture, Dialectics, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, Pedagogy, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

7-Day Course Challenge: “Austrian Economics: A Primer” (Course #6)

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September 1, 2020

My friend Daniel Bastiat tagged me on Facebook for a new 7-day challenge: Pick between 2 to 5 books that you would assign for any course of your choosing (each day) and name the course. Day #6 Course: Austrian Economics: A Primer(For undergraduate- and graduate-level students) The Elgar Companion to…
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Culture, Elections, Pedagogy, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

7-Day Course Challenge: “Introduction to American Political Thought” (Course #5)

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August 31, 2020

My friend Daniel Bastiat tagged me on Facebook for a new 7-day challenge: Pick between 2 to 5 books that you would assign for any course of your choosing (each day) and name the course. Day #5 Course: Introduction to American Political Thought(For undergraduate students) The Ideological Origins of the…
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Culture, Dialectics, Pedagogy, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

7-Day Course Challenge: “The Individual and Society: Marxist Perspectives” (Course #4)

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August 30, 2020

My friend Daniel Bastiat tagged me on Facebook for a new 7-day challenge: Pick between 2 to 5 books that you would assign for any course of your choosing (each day) and name the course. Day #4 Course: The Individual and Society: Marxist Perspectives(For undergraduate- and graduate-level students) Reader in…
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Film / TV / Theater Review, Music, Remembrance

Song of the Day #1806

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August 29, 2020

Song of the Day: Ben, music by Walter Scharf, lyrics by Don Black, was the title track to the 1972 flick, sequel to the 1971 killer rat film, “Willard.” A young Michael Jackson (born on this date in 1958) sings this song over the film’s closing credits [YouTube link]. The…
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Austrian Economics, Culture, Dialectics, Foreign Policy, Pedagogy, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

7-Day Course Challenge: “The Progressive Era: Revisionist Perspectives” (Course #3)

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August 29, 2020

My friend Daniel Bastiat tagged me on Facebook for a new 7-day challenge: Pick between 2 to 5 books that you would assign for any course of your choosing (each day) and name the course. Day #3 Course: The Progressive Era: Revisionist Perspectives(For undergraduate- and graduate-level students) A New History…
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Austrian Economics, Foreign Policy, Pedagogy, Politics (Theory, History, Now)

7-Day Course Challenge: “The Roads to Serfdom: Readings” (Course #2)

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August 28, 2020

My friend Daniel Bastiat tagged me on Facebook for a new 7-day challenge: Pick between 2 to 5 books that you would assign for any course of your choosing (each day) and name the course. Day #2 Course: The Roads to Serfdom: Readings(For undergraduate- and graduate-level students) After two weeks…
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