Fragments of a blog
Fragments of a blog
The weather in Moscow fits the days: it grew dark and cold towards last night, the Gethsemani night, and it was dreary and raining this morning. I was scanning National Review‘s front page a few hours ago: the same boring…
I’d rather not discuss Headscarves at state schools as a free speech issue; after all, the libertarian take on that is “there shall be no state schools”. A few years ago, a Mississippi public school demanded that a boy take…
Le Sabot Post-Moderne is a blog kept by an American Presbyterian on a mission in Kyiv/Kiev with his charming wife and children. For those who are interested in Ukraine, Calvinism, or politics — i.e., virtually for every one, it should…
Solzhenitsyn is a nationalist in that he centers his analysis of Eurasian politics around what he sees as the interests of the Russian people — or, if we translate Rus’ as Ruthenia, of the Ruthenians. In Rebuilding Russia (Kak nam…
For a long time, some Korea experts and Koreans gave credence to the rumor that the real Kim Il Sung – the Pochonbo hero – died around 1940, and another person assumed his name and identity. Given that a few…
Stalin was a train and bank robber – for the sake of Revolution, of course. Lenin languished for twenty years in Europe, returning only briefly during the 1905—1907 revolution. Hitler plunged into fringe politics soon after WW1. Mussolini spent his…
I swear I was going to comment on Aaron Haspel‘s poetical philippics. As Bismarck said, Russians harness slowly but ride fast. My problem is, preparations sometimes make action impossible. The bottom line is, while I was procrastinating, a revolution happened…
Pride and Resentment by Robert Howse of UMich is a balanced and reasoned review of two books on Euro-American relationships, one recent, the other nearly 50 years old. Too balanced for FrontPageMag, where I first stumbled on it. The rejection…
I am late with this as usual, apologies to the bloggers who have kindly, unilaterally linked to me. Jim Miller is a prolific political commentator with a global vision. Stephen, the Commissar, is the comrade behind new Politburo Diktat blog,…
Work and worry have been sucking off the sap I need to write, and I am waiting for replenishment. In the meantime, here are the links to three recent blog posts I recommend. Nelson Ascher writes about his background, his…
Aaron Haspel caustically deconstructs Quentin J. T.’s filmery, primarily Kill Bill, in The Video Clerk As Auteur. I enjoyed his erudite arguments; too bad I must draw a rather different conclusion from them. In fact, I like Tarantino; I think…
If You Were President, What Would You Do About North Korea?, asks a Tacitus blogger, and suggests, among other things, that “[l]ike Michael Ledeen covers Iran, we need (insert prominent name here) to keep North Korea on the forefront.” Ledeen…