Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia (Demonizing Iran)
Monday, September 24th, 2007 Posted in Of Interest | No Comments »Today the consensus is that Iran is "evil", Ahmadinejad is a hate-monger and madman, Iran is an exporter of terrorism and is arming insurgents against American troops. Of course, Iran wasn't a "terrorist nation" when Reagan sold it arms, but ...
Bush and the Primacy of the Political
Friday, September 14th, 2007 Posted in Of Interest | No Comments »Bush's speech is also a typical reflection of his utter disregard for the truth. That Petraeus' conclusions were predestined we all understand. (I've been hearing so much about "Petraeus and Crocker" that I wondered if they finally sent the Miami ...
An Engagement Beyond His Presidency
Friday, September 14th, 2007 Posted in Of Interest | No Comments »[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwAwxEX1aWk] It's hard not to hear in optimistic stories of the "surge" the ironic evidence of the original crime, the obliteration of Iraq. Bush's speech: Brazenly reminds us of the initial failure to establish security that destroyed the future of Iraq Rubs salt ...
Philosophers are Here to Save the Day! (Fish and Lilla on Liberalism)
Monday, September 10th, 2007 Posted in Of Interest | No Comments »Stanley Fish objects to the claim that "liberalism is not a substantive ideology but a political device that allows many ideologies to flourish." He argues that liberalism comprises a conception of the good life. That is at the same time ...
The Surge as Mythology
Sunday, September 9th, 2007 Posted in Of Interest | No Comments »That there is a serious discussion of whether or not the Surge in Iraq is a success is a victory for the Bush administration. Because discussing the nature of something requires you believe it to be real. In this case ...
