Monica Hileman

Book Review: “Free” — A Communist Childhood

May 18, 2022
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With gentle humor and insight, Lea Ypi draws rich portraits of the three caring adults she grew up with in the authoritarian world of her childhood in Albania.

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Book Review: “The Fifth Risk” — No Citizens, Only Consumers

October 28, 2018
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Whether through disregard, willful ignorance, or strategic elimination, Michael Lewis gives us a glimpse of how parts of the government are being hollowed out.

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Book Review: “Hope in the Dark” — An Homage to Community

February 2, 2017
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Now, more than ever, It’s worth being reminded of our natural potential for good.

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Recent Posts

Visual Arts Review: Si Lewen’s “Parade” Resurrected — Just in Time for a New War
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