Tag Archives: Leo Strauss

spinoza: two against nature

Alfred Rosenberg on the couch. The Spinoza Problem by Irvin Yalom opens up the old debate as to how  can one reconcile reason and revelation given that both are imbued with some unsatisfactory elements. Maimonides made a valiant stab to … Continue reading

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bernard says

At ninety-five he is still writing, still sharp and to the consternation of the Left, he continues to be be considered an architect of neo-conservatism and Islamophobia. He has also been vilified as the architect of neo-conservatism and Islamophobia, and … Continue reading

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commodify your dissent

The dissent industry.In a virtual and digital age, dissent is a virtual commodity. A world amok with lay pastors of authenticity where atheists and bible thumpers can rotate turns on the soapbox. And there is much to be irritated about. … Continue reading

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agitated realms beyond melancholy

The long arc of hereticism. Modernism and baggage of hereticism it bring with it, the deep sack of neuroses festering sometimes into the outbreaks of pathology and brilliance often equally and simultaneously, is today, a sort  of anguished repudiation; reactions … Continue reading

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normality of silent running: adventures in immanence

Blame it on Spinoza. Spinoza provided the raw material for the abandonment of Jewish messianism and what had been the conventional and traditional religious conceptions that had defined jewish life in the diaspora.Spinoza was the architect of liberal democracy and … Continue reading

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no stone unturned.

Leave it to Glenn Beck.At one time he was a boozer and skirt chaser, blustery, but fragile and vulnerable. Capable of being compelling on a personal level. Lately, he has turned to a flirtation with a Christian messianism, controllably benign, … Continue reading

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eve of destruction

Fear mongering? C’mon now…… by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) : choice offensive fear-mongering mushroom cloud cold war religious propaganda recruiting tool icky-sticker of the day award.  a real offensive nuclear mushroom cloud for comparison/reminder of what they’re really trying to say … Continue reading

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MARCUSE : POURING SALT ONTO SACCHARINE NOTIONS

Some people call a lie told for a great and good purpose a “noble lie.” Our government engages in a noble lie, according to these people, when it lies to us for our own good. Let us suppose, for the … Continue reading

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BOMB SQUAD: IDEOLOGICAL DETONATION ON A CONVERGING PATH

”As anarchist and convicted terrorist Emile Henry put it (quite ironically, in light of the argument of this paper) on the way to the guillotine, Beware of believing anarchy to be a dogma, a doctrine above question or debate, to be venerated by … Continue reading

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BLOWING OFF STEAM: THE BLACK ENGINE THAT MIGHT

”The train is going over to the other side of the mountain when she stops suddenly… The train breaks down! And all the toys and animals are sad but the clown cheers everyone up when he sees a train coming … Continue reading

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