Daily Archives: June 21, 2020

Looking Down From Heaven

I love this picture. I feel like this is the true perspective on life. How could one get petty from here? The photo tells me there are many ways of living a life, and one small turn can make an … Continue reading

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‘The Idiocy Of Rural Life’

That’s the unforgettable title (quoting Karl Marx) of the cover story in The New Republic, December 8, 1986. I never read the essay nor its follow-up by the late Henry Fairlie, though I did read other articles in those issues … Continue reading

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Is Human Nature Good Or Bad?

Australian journalist Chris Masters wrote in this 2002 book Not For Publication: “But journalists do have to hold to one strong belief– that people are basically decent. I still believe that if any ordinary Australian sat down with an ordinary … Continue reading

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Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics (2009)

From the 2009 edition Introduction by the author Frederic Spotts: * You can discuss Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot with calm reason. But it is almost impossible to talk about Hitler rationally. When, in 2000, Time magazine was considering whom … Continue reading

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A Farrakhan Supporter Led the LA Black Lives Matter Rally That Became a Pogrom

Daniel Greenfield writes: “It’s no coincidence that the riots here escalated in Fairfax, the icon of the Jewish community. I saw the Watts and the Rodney King riots. They never touched a synagogue or house of prayer. The graffiti showed … Continue reading

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