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I started my life long love of a good book with fairy tales and an excellent children’s edition of King Arthur and the Court of the Round Table. I would guess boys would like this a lot. Men such as Chesterton, C.S. Lewis and Einstein have all praised the fairy tales. Also a good children’s version of Greek myths (& Norse myths too) were loved by my granddaughter.

Russians have produced some of the greatest literature ever written and IMO The Brothers Karamovov is the gold standard.

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Two prime time talk show hosts find themselves without a teleprompter. Eventually they realise there's gotta be an intern under a desk somewhere.

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Happy Father’s Day! Enjoy your beautiful family ❤️

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One of my fanboy dreams has been to sit down with MattTaibbi and talk about Russian lit. I see a direct line between "Dead Souls" and "Griftopia", between "Sketches from a Hunter's Album" and "The Great Derrangement".

This post is probably as close as I'll get, and I'll happily take it.

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8 million likes!

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I can't really remember my first book, but I do remember reading books like A Wheel in Time, and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I didn't really even understand the religious stuff in them at that point, or any different meaning. I just liked the battles, and traveling across the universe. My young self didn't get it at that point though.

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Matt’s last article, "On Writing: The Animal List," and the wonderful conversations I had there have inspired me to write "A Love Letter to Fallen Language" essay. I believe it is worth sharing so forgive me for doing so.

https://trygvewighdal.substack.com/p/fear-and-loathing-of-woke-america

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Thanks for the link amidst a great piece

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Jun 20·edited Jun 20

Few in the Liberty Movement appear to be great writers as well as great thinkers, but I consider Frederic Bastiat’s “The Law” a must read for anyone interested in political philosophy and especially anyone interested in the Theory of Liberty.

Bastiat is truly a great thinker (the first to expound upon opportunity cost) and his analysis on law makes it abundantly clear where collective force may be justly applied.

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Thank you Matt, as always I learn at your metaphorical knee.

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All In, write that novel that you say you can't write and serialize it here, any chance you have audio for this

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