Books by Michael Calpino

Do you want to live in the new normal? Where bands of thugs roam the streets of our cities, where there remain no monuments to our past, where silence reigns before the cultural bullies, where any executive can eliminate any right by fiat, where our most sacred liberties may only be exercised by permission. Is this the nation we want our children and grandchildren to inherit? This does not have to be the end but we cannot continue our contest for liberty as we have in the past. The despots, the socialists and communists, they have stacked the deck so far in their favor that the traditional methods of voting, protesting, the courts; well, the results speak for themselves-look where we are. The truth is we have gotten to this point because we have been cooperating with our own subjugation by accepting the premise that because we live in a democracy we are bound by whatever our elected representatives decide to do. We are not. If our rulers make decisions or pass laws that violate our rights, those laws and decisions are illegitimate, morally and legally according to our founding documents. We are under no obligation to comply. If we are to reclaim our liberty we must take non-compliance beyond the individual. In recent years we have seen both the left and the right utilize this tactic; Sanctuary Cities and Second Amendment Sanctuaries. But ALL our rights are under attack so we need a comprehensive approach. We need Constitutional Sanctuaries, places where the violation of our rights and the looting of our property is resisted within an 'inferior' body politic-cities, counties, even states. "Hashticharot's Revolution" is the sequel to "And Hashticharot Smiled" and follows five poker buddies in central Virginia who become part of a revolution to restore freedom. Through their actions and conversations they provide the rationale, motivation and practical implementation of a Constitutional Sanctuary. It is also an extrapolation of current events and trends to the near future and the characters provide plenty of insights into their negative effects on liberty.If you have been frustrated with our slide into tyranny, a slide that has become a plummet, if you have voted and marched and protested the abolition of our fundamental rights to no apparent effect, Hashticharot's Revolution provides a blueprint for actually restoring the liberty that is our birthright as Americans and human beings.

Since ancient times man has sought to understand the origins of the universe around him, and his place within it. Such speculations were once the sole purview of religion, but since the Enlightenment, science and rationality have also attempted to explain these mysteries, but from an opposing perspective. Conflict resulted and both sides dug in, clinging to dogmas that precluded any consideration of the other side."Genesis, Zen and Quantum Physics" enters the fray with a very unique approach. Believing that harmony, rather than conflict, defines the relationship between the Genesis account and modern science; the authors have retranslated the creation story according to the ancient Hebrew pictographic language and in the context of the nomadic culture from which the language and narratives arose.The resulting translation and its accompanying commentary challenge the common understanding of God, science, and the very reason for man's existence. By harmonizing an accurate biblical account with cutting edge scientific understanding, the authors present a mature religious ideal and an appreciation for the understanding of the ancients for modern scientific concepts. This is a book that will redefine your understanding of God, the world around you and your role within it.