Peter Rodman: 9 books

Is a person's decision to kill himself always wrong? Is his thinking irrational? Who has the right to stop him?This is a continuation and expansion of David Hume's essay with the same name.A modern-language version of David Hume's essay follows. A link is provided to the original essay.

What if a simple change would allow the individual taxpayer to influence the US government at the highest level while blunting the influence of the wealthy, the political action committees, and multinational corporations?What if the system has been in place and working for decades?

An American boy struggles with village life in Franco's Spain. He is baffled by his enemy.

Is it treason to betray a subversive organization? How much patriotism is needed to offset a conscience? Two pounds? Eleven miles?

Seventy humor essays about life in general, originally published in The Suttertown News in the last century. excerpt: "Cats are deceptive animals, and while it may not be good for a cat to be shaved before it is named, it's probably a good idea to at least wet it down good to see what it looks like under all the hair. " from Shave Your Cat

A depressed man's personal experiments with a home-built (for about $20) low-current brain stimulator. A circuit diagram is included. The experiments cover four months and were mostly positive.

Suppose you need a god, but can't believe the things they're telling you?Is there a way to have a rational god who is not completely impossible?

Sure I love my country. After all, I was born here. Or I emigrated here and became a citizen. Or I invaded your country because my country's needs are more important than any rights you think you have. Why wouldn't I love my country?I display my flag, cheer for my country in the Olympics...

An official in the Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and both Bush administrations, Peter W. Rodman draws on his firsthand knowledge of the Oval Office to explore the foreign-policy leadership of every president from Nixon to George W. Bush. This riveting and informative book about the inner workings of our government...