The following articles and lists I have found extremely useful in my work and thinking. Inspired by Rush Limbaugh’s famous ‘Stack of Stuff.’ Contact me if you know of any interesting articles, I would love to read your suggestions.
American History:
Resources I find interesting about American History.
- Empire of the Summer Moon By S.C. Gwynne – Historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians.
- No Man Knows My History By Frawn Brodie – Biography of Joseph Smith, founder of Mormon Church
Long-form Journalism
My favorite long-form reads from some of the best journalists in the world.
- How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart – New York Times
- How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas? – New York Times
- THE MISSING KAYAKER – The Atlantic – On a night meant for fishing and watching the Perseids, 44-year-old Ryan Borgwardt kayaks into Wisconsin’s Big Green Lake and vanishes, launching a small-town search that quickly turns into something far more complicated.
- The River House Broke – A firsthand, minute-by-minute account of a Fourth of July flood on the Guadalupe that rips a family’s river house apart in the dark, scatters them through debris-choked water, and ends in survival, rescue, and the heartbreaking loss of a toddler.
- The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest – At a seismology conference during Japan’s 2011 quake, Chris Goldfinger realizes the shaking has crossed into magnitude-9 territory, and what he witnesses becomes a chilling warning that the Pacific Northwest’s Cascadia fault could deliver an even more devastating “very big one.”
Faith
Miscellaneous resources and articles to help strength my faith and yours.
- Vulgate/Douay-Rheims/Knox Bible – Side by side Traditional Bible
- Ignatius Catholic Study Bible – RSV:2CE Bible – Login Required
- New American Bible: Revised Edition – USCCB Official Bible
- Vatican.va – Catechism of the Catholic Church – The full Catechism online for reference.
- Catholic.com – The #1 Catholic Apologetic Site Online
- No, God does not have a plan for you? – A Reddit post I made years ago, questioning the concept of “Everything happens for a reason” or “God has a plan for you.”
- Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen? – (Video) Continuing theme of the last article from Reddit. Fr. Mike explains why “this is part of God’s plan” is not a useful phrase to say. Great video.
- The Bible Project – Gorgeous animations explaining Scripture, themes, and theology. Protestant in origin, but universally respected.
- Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire – Clear, intelligent Catholic reflections on Scripture, culture, and philosophy.
- Ascension Presents – Fr. Mike Schmitz – Short, solid videos on faith, grief, suffering, and everyday Catholic questions.
Joe Rogan
Interesting Joe Rogan episodes.
- Art Bell 2015: Art Bell interviews his true successor, Joe Rogan
- Bill Burr (#1491): Comedian
- Ben Shapiro (#993, #1276, #1732): Political commentator
- Brian Cox (1233): Physicist and science communicator
- Brian Keating (#2023): Cosmologist
- S.C. Gwynne (1397) – Comanche history
- David Blaine (1527): Illusionist and magician
- David Sinclair (#1670): Geneticist
- Elon Musk (2404) – Tech Genius
- Graham Hancock(#1248):
- Hamilton Morris (#1136): Journalist and filmmaker
- Hulk Hogan (#2024): Greatest wrestler of all time
- Jay Leno (#692): Talk show host, comedian, and car enthusiast.
- Jelly Roll (#1987): Musician and rapper
- Jordan Peterson (#1070; #1769): Clinical psychologist and professor
- Mark Normand (#1355, #1587): Comedian
- Matt Taibbi (#1745): Journalist
- Michio Kaku (#1828): Theoretical physicist
- Mike Judge (#1835): Animator, writer, and director
- Oliver Stone (1759, 1992): Film director, and screenwriter
- Post Malone (#2018): Musician and rapper
- Ryan Holiday (1836) – Host of the Daily Stoic
- Stephen Meyer (#2008) – Doctor and intelligent design expert
- Tim Pool vs. Jack Dorsey (#1258): A discussion between journalist Tim Pool and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, centered around issues of free speech, social media, and technology.
Psychology Articles and Videos
Miscellaneous psychology articles and videos.
- Crash Course Psychology – Hank Green breaks down major psychology concepts using clear explanations, visuals, and humor. Perfect for beginners!
- TED-Ed Psychology Lessons – Animated videos that break down psychological ideas, illusions, and theories in a quick, clear format.
- Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College – New Yorker Magazine
Supreme Court Cases
Listen to oral arguments and read about some of the most interesting Supreme Court cases:
- Arizona v. Johnson, 2008 – Is a passenger detained by police in a normal traffic stop?
- Dobbs v. Jackson 2021 – Is Mississippi’s law banning nearly all abortions after 15 weeks’ gestational age unconstitutional?
- Kennedy v. Bremerton School District – Is a public school employee’s prayer during school sports activities protected speech?
- DC v. Heller – Does the second amendment give people an individual a right to own firearms?
- Bush v. Gore – Did the Florida Supreme Court violate Article II Section 1 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution by making new election law?
- Kelo v. City of New London – Does a city violate the Fifth Amendment’s takings clause if the city takes private property
- Kennedy v.Louisiana – Do states violate the Eight Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by imposing the death sentence for the crime of child rape?
- Gonzales v. Carhart – Is the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 an unconstitutional
- Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood – Is the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 an unconstitutional
- McCullen v.Coakley – Concerning the 35-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics
- Scheidler v.National Organization for Women, Inc. – Does the Hobbs Act prohibit violence unrelated to extortion or robbery?
- Madison v.Alabama – Death Penalty and mental disabilities.
- Miller v.Alabama – Does the imposition of a life-without-parole sentence on a fourteen-year-old child violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments’ prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment?
- Texas v.Johnson – Is the desecration of an American flag, by burning or otherwise, a form of speech that is protected under the First Amendment?
- Lawrence v. Texas – Do the criminal convictions of John Lawrence and Tyron Garner under the Texas “Homosexual Conduct” law, which criminalizes sexual intimacy by same-sex couples, but not identical behavior by different-sex couples, violate the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee of equal protection of laws?
- Crawford v.Washington – Does playing out-of-court testimony to a jury, with no chance for cross-examination, violate a defendant’s Sixth Amendment?
- Brown v.Entertainment Merchants – Does the First Amendment bar a state from restricting the sale of violent video games to minors?
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