Tag Archives: Burke

VICARIOUSLY KILLING DAD: APPEASING THOSE ''PASSIVE SUSCEPTIBILITIES''

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Dave

“I Prefer John Locke To Jesus Christ, I Prefer John Stuart Mill To Jesus Christ…I Prefer Jon Stewart To Jesus Christ” (Ayaan Hirsi Ali ) Hirsi Ali, the atheist, feminist, former Muslim, is currently writing a new book, ”Short Cuts … Continue reading →

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ACROSS AN EPIC NOT INTIMATE UNIVERSE

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Dave

”But Turner—especially in his own last years—was not at all hostile to the incoming empire of technology. Quite the opposite: he believed that the speeding train or the chugging paddle steamer could be turned into a visual lyric that married … Continue reading →