I fixed the links in this thread. The CommonManAdventures site is working, but the author page is down. So I redirected the links to the top-level page, or the Home page.

Alvinrowan,

We read and discussed Sapiens as a community from May to July 2028. If you want to read what was discussed and add your thoughts, check out the Sapiens forum.

Welcome to the community!

I don't have any specific book recommendations to share, but I have read many books on the origins and history of slavery in the United States.

Do you feel there is significant systemic racism in play today?

Murmur, you're probably right. Bots and real people are now just reposting what other people have said, twisted a bit by AI. When you see spam that is clearly plagiarism just send me the username of the spammer and I will take a look and make a decision on how to address. AI is pretty amazing, but ...

I've never read Nietzsche either, but this is a good idea.

I like both your Julius Caesar suggestion and your Sasha Sagan book suggestion.

What non-fiction book should we read as a group next?

Let's hear your non-fiction book suggestions for our next group discussion. As you know, we are currently discussing The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert , in December, January, and February, so let's figure out our ...

What fiction book should we read as a community next?

Let's hear your suggestions for some fiction books that would be great for group discussion. We are discussing The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in December, January, and February, so we should get a jump start on selecting our next fiction ...

At first I was extremely concerned about these drones, but at this point I'm noticing less and less talk about them. I feel that maybe this was a form of mass hysteria in gullible people (me included) that get their news from the wrong sources. One person probably started this and it just hopped ...

I'm curious what you guys think of the current situation with the drones over New Jersey and several other states. Who is controlling these drones? Why are they up there?
In my opinion there are two plausible explanations for the drones. Neither one of them is comforting, but I'll present them and ...