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Heart of Darkness: Kill Them All?
I find the following recent comments of reporter Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times jarring: [I]t is just plain heartbreaking to be in modern, moderate Bahrain today and watch as a critical American ally uses tanks, troops, guns and clubs to … Continue reading
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Tagged evil paradises, freedom, Heart of Darkness, human rights, Islam, Joseph Conrad, protest, the middle east, Thomas Jefferson
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The Right Song for the New Year?
As we approach the end of one insanely dangerous year (in which we were extremely fortunate that war between Israel and Iran did not erupt), we begin yet another one, the same threat looming. This, unfortunately, seems the apt transition song between 2009 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, apocalypse now, death, Heart of Darkness, horror, Iran, Israel, kurtz, new year, nuclear weapons, the middle east, war
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Bearing Witness to the Holocaust: An Image of Bodies Collectively Bound and Buried
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Tagged fascism, Heart of Darkness, Hegel, hegelianism, Holocaust, Joseph Conrad, nazis, philosophy, Politics, religion
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Pope Benedict: “Neo-Medieval Conservative?”
Pope Benedict seems to be the George Bush of Catholicism—disdaining moderation, ignoring criticism, and lurching his church to the VERY CREEPY RIGHT at every opportunity. Perhaps we should call it “Neo-Medieval Conservatism.” The Guardian of London today reports on the pope’s … Continue reading
