Now Reading

Finished Tom Kratman's State of Disobedience and Caliphate. The first one postulates that a thinly-disguised Hillary won the election and quickly moved to impose a radical Leftist agenda; after a David Khoresh-style fiasco by heavy-handed federal troops, Texas revolted. The second book postulates that Europe becomes Islamic over the next hundred years due to demographic pressure, and America becomes increasingly fascist in response. Both books have some violence in them; they're not for the squeamish. They're also unabashedly politically conservative. Even if you can't cope with reading the stories, though, it would be a good idea to read through the afterwords and Kratman's proposed constitutional amendments.

UPDATE: see the Comments for a clarification. Thanks for stopping by, Tom.

I gave up on For Us, The Living. Yes, it's Heinlein, but it's a lecture with a pretext stuck on the front. Apparently there's a story buried somewhere in there, but I didn't get that far. When I'm in the mood for a lecture, I may go back and try again. Otherwise, it's recommended for devout Heinlein worshippers only.

Coyotes and Town Dogs tells the story of the environmental movement and the founding of "Earth First!". The story jumps back and forth in time and seems a bit disorganized, but the author's passion comes through clearly and the book does a good job of giving the environmentalist's point of view. Unless you're interested in the history, you don't need to read the whole thing, but it would be worth going through a few chapters just to get a feel for the movement.