41James C. Scott (1972) argues that corruption, like violence, must be understood as a regular, repetitive, integral part of the operation of most political systemsAugust 28, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill
42Dictionary of Canadian Biography speaks of Colonel Samuel Smith in his retirement years – as the first settler landowner in Long Branch, following his years of service in War of the American RevolutionAugust 23, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill
43World history of land use helps explain many things, including why African-American families are losing their landAugust 17, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill
44The blurb for Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (1998) closely matches the contents of the bookAugust 5, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill
45Whereas cubist art varies from legible to illegible, the dominant model of critical interpretation of cubism has remained at all times legibleAugust 3, 2019/0 Comments/in Figure/Ground, Language usage, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill
46David Godley’s travel report from UkraineJune 6, 2019/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill
47Update regarding MCHS grad Peter ParsonsMay 13, 2019/0 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill
48“Modern movement” in architecture gave rise to “an intellectual time bomb with a very long fuse,” says planner Ken GreenbergMay 11, 2019/1 Comment/in Commentary, Jane's Walk, Language usage, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill
49To install a handrail, first locate the wall-studs; a YouTube video will show you howMay 8, 2019/0 Comments/in Language usage, Newsletter, Stratford/by Jaan Pill
50Scandic Saga: Travel report from David Godley of Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey)May 1, 2019/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Uncategorized/by Jaan Pill