Book Review from Rick’s Library: First Principles, By Thomas E. Ricks

Book Review from Rick’s Library: First Principles, By Thomas E. Ricks

Learn how the book, First Principles, by Thomas E. Ricks, teaches that the intellectual foundations of American democracy are as consequential as the political events that accompanied them—and that understanding those foundations is critical for addressing the challenges of our own time.  supporting links 1.      First Principles [https://www.amazon.com/First-Principles-Americas-Founders-Learned/dp/0062997467/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U8KYB4K4UR7L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LHZE6Cnk84im6SshAGfkJqG_DCtalECbiX7BDragzuPLh9JdgP_0uV9mmZ7PgLdqsg8GHeWTir4Ii4yfRklIb_k9OCEcqiQXiuHnFWzGymeqGH8IWsplVv0LlZadRkVVGOt9EyKyxcBIjAFicSBvR-YUyOqrZTw0QADnuugnwIRqDLmvTIliUKUuVittCwaKNcDzBgszwUqSdI46Ft-Zq3b2LDEUF54naWvWIXN02Os.rQlHRUqEiFhDqdgUR5ZWSlYPeayA53IvcjzaIhGe3CE&dib_tag=se&keywords=first+principles&qid=1771102502&sprefix=first+principle%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-1][Amazon] 2.      Thomas E. Ricks [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Ricks_(journalist)][Wikipedia] 3.      History of the United States [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States] [Wikipedia] 4.      Founding Fathers of the United States [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States] [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...

Book Review from Rick’s Library: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written, By Walter Isaacson

Learn how In The Greatest Sentence Ever Written, Walter Isaacson dissects the famous line from the Declaration of Independence—“We hold these truths to be self-evident…”—and asks us to see it not as a relic, but as a living idea.  supporting links 1.      The Greatest Sentence Ever Written [https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Sentence-Ever-Written/dp/1982181311/ref=sr_1_1?crid=V37DNEYJB2EF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.12w0DWgOXnA7YhTzEzwIbuoFucaN-xze8xtT8h7Pukw7yGEAIxdELXQ3LTcqJtwQJyNZCMioq5PWiukUYTqfLpWhlXaK_0MLXeQ3LiZ_ubJ1cCpcEQLUPBqUzbgVxY_kMuV4KqutTEHWO_FbJmpiaA.xcNvyUwhCdFCqN5jiEQr9g3RIBHJg4mcMkhd7r75CZc&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+greatest+sentence+ever+written+by+walter+isaacson&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1771099809&sprefix=The+Greatest+Sentence+Ever+Written%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1][Amazon] 2.      Walter Isaacson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson] [Wikipedia] 3.      American Enlightenment [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enlightenment] [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...

Book Review from Rick’s Library: Coming Clean by Liz Fraser

Learn how Coming Clean is a powerful reminder that recovery is relational. It’s not just about the person with the substance use issue but about everyone whose life becomes entangled with it.  supporting links 1.      Liz Fraser || writer, broadcaster [https://www.liz-fraser.com/] [Website] 2.      lizfraser1 [https://www.instagram.com/lizfraser1] [Instagram] 3.      Liz Fraser [https://x.com/lizfraser1?lang=en] [Twitter]  4.      Coming Clean [https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Clean-story-addiction-recovery/dp/1472986377/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3PHEAAUFUFSE1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1jWY76dZ9omxz2QpzG2a2YhsNq78sRFteX4WjgtYgg5NVIwQgX6FcKmHi2CZSXh_ezUW-0nD-nrVdOqDdqHIPO-FzJOEeMp1ytDfGClS2hl61nVOqGdYTY8fTVdLzeUmk3Mt3CMki18XKCu2LB_qzvGXX9mszZWf7Obd1EXtCziebVxdFD24Sfgx9HELZ0nmbXi9XjuAzUG7CMXKvfbLd33oenQCwl-TQoGSTX32yak.RnKrEOFAP1lTJGMhfzi84MBIkXalQjES_Q4Es4es_IQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=liz+fraser&qid=1763388231&sprefix=liz+fraser%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-5] [Amazon] 5.      What Doesn’t Kill You [https://www.liz-fraser.com/what-doesnt-kill-you] [podcast] Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...

Enough Already!: America’s Breaking Point with the U.S. Congress

Congress is historically dysfunctional right now — by nearly every measurable standard, from shutdown length to laws passed to member departures.  Supporting links 1.      Americans, Frustration with Congress and the Elections [https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/179477/americans-frustration-congress-elections.aspx] [GALLUP] 2.      House retirement wave signals deep institutional frustration [https://www.brookings.edu/articles/house-retirement-wave-signals-deep-institutional-frustration/] [Brookings] 3.      Every 50 Years, America Falls Apart. Then Celebrates Anyway [https://imperfectunion.substack.com/p/every-50-years-america-falls-apart] [Imperfect Union] 4.      Congressional frustration fuels record exodus [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAnLQ5Pzu6o] [YouTube] 5.      250th Birthday, Dissatisfaction With Democracy Is Widespread [https://www.pew.org/en/trust/archive/winter-2026/as-the-us-approaches-its-250th-birthday-there-is-broad-dissatisfaction-with-democracy] [PEW Research] 6.      War Powers Resolution [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution] [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...

My Wife and I Had a Plan, and Then

Learn how you can plan your life with precision—and still lose control of the outcome. What you never lose is how you respond.  Supporting links 1.      Alzheimer [https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers] [Alzheimer’s Association] 2.      Home Care Options [https://www.agingcare.com/lp/bp-homecare?campaignid=20108844850&adgroupid=148918222757&keyword=caretaker+cost&testid=bpv1d&affiliateid=C2B76E5B-BB2D-4F62-B5F2-60F00A57E756&opt=true&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20108844850&gbraid=0AAAAADN5sR6ki89f3V5bD7FvxU19wlZuD&gclid=CjwKCAiAlrXJBhBAEiwA-5pgws_Q-ydoQHZzSzC0TWJEFz1D5UvqpTMPb6H4fhJdamirq2UKRmGfARoCQBwQAvD_BwE&experiment_id=22030301281&variation_id=22040540416] [Aging Care]  Searching for Medicare Related Options? [https://www.aarp.org/membership/benefits/campaigns/medicare-eligible-options/?cid=USEM-Health-2B2-Google-109-100923&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20615952200&gbraid=0AAAAAqfFjILsAIlnyKM8ZSJb9QgFhZcK4&gclid=CjwKCAiAlrXJBhBAEiwA-5pgwnTwNEwk7z_WEno_tPNTQ1LtvFr4RlOyw2Bx3l8zBcGKiBBWfijuPxoCzbwQAvD_BwE] [AARP]  Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...