Fragments of a blog
Fragments of a blog
David P. Goldman gained a large-scale following as the Spengler of Asia Times. Apart from being a well-immersed observer of China with strong opinions, he is also a well-trained musicologist with strong opinions. He has argued that Wagner’s deepest anti-Semitism…
“Never has so much been written about a speech that hasn’t been given,” said Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu of his address to US Congress scheduled for today. True: it’s been on the front pages for weeks. Some argue that Netanyahu…
Apart from discussions of whether the US should make use of its military potential in certain parts of the world, there is also disagreement on where it should do so, and in what order of priority. I have heard calls…
Whoever writes in The Asia Times under the pen name of Spengler must be one of the most intriguing Anglophone columnists. Some of his theological views, if I may call them so, remind me of Lev Shestov, although the Russian…
I do watch TV at times; I even watch sports. In summer, it’s Formula One; in winter, biathlon. This weekend, I turned the box on to see Sweden and Russia playing ice hockey. “Spengler Cup,” said the caption. Well, I…