Daily Archives: August 28, 2022

Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947

Here are some excerpts from this 2017 book by Christopher Clark: * The Prussian government continued to discriminate against Jewish applicants to public office. Jews found it extremely difficult to achieve promotion into the upper ranks of the judiciary, for … Continue reading

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Conservative Claims of Cultural Oppression: The Nature and Origins of Conservaphobia, Part Three

Here are highlights from this work in progress by philosopher Rony Guldmann: * The populist conservatives of the Tea Party movement are to be celebrated, not for the accuracy of their assertions, the cogency of their arguments, or the wisdom … Continue reading

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Indefensible: The Missing Truth about Steven Avery, Teresa Halbach, and Making a Murderer

I’ve changed my mind on this case. I now think that Steven Avery did it and that the compelling Netflix documentary Making a Murderer was deceitful. Wisconsin prosecutor Michael Griesbach writes in this 2016 book: Prison records corroborate the fact … Continue reading

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