Inventing a lie is easy. Spreading a lie is even easier. Uncovering the truth is hard. The truth will always have enemies. It is the inherent vice of corrupt men. Nothing is more dangerous to the public good than a lie contrived to usurp the reins of power. Witch Hunt is the story of a Read more
Why was the house dark? Sitting in the passenger seat of his friend’s Honda Accord, Evan checked the time on his watch. Twelve thirty a.m. His mom’s car wasn’t in the driveway. She must still be at the urgent care where she worked as a nurse. Evan’s stepfather, Paul, always left a light on for Read more
It would be the first kill. The apprentice understood the years of practice, the countless targets destroyed, the training, the discipline, the hours of study, all led to this moment. This cold, bright afternoon in January 2061 marked the true beginning. A clear mind and cool blood. The apprentice knew these elements were as vital Read more
This book is about two mysteries. The first mystery: Why are things so good? The second mystery: Why are we blowing it? Human beings spent tens of thousands of years living in dire poverty, under subsistence conditions, in constant threat of physical danger both from nature and from other human beings. For nearly all of Read more
I was really hoping that by the end of the writing process, my editor would have suggested some really clever way to open this book since I’m at a complete loss as to how to do this myself. But alas, no cigar. So you’re stuck with me, and this is what I came up with: Read more
I DEDICATE THIS BOOK to the great and difficult art of family-building and to its artists, the homeschoolers in particular, but all forms represented for me by the finest family I ever saw — the Hitchons of Plymouth, England; Brantford, Canada; and Uniontown, Pennsylvania — especially in the person of my darling friend of sixty-five Read more
