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The opinion proposed here differs from the conventional wisdom of the dominant ideology that sees the world in the short term and through the wrong end of the telescope. (more…)
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The opinion proposed here differs from the conventional wisdom of the dominant ideology that sees the world in the short term and through the wrong end of the telescope. (more…)
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The sudden enthusiasm of the Obama regime for a war against the Islamic State (IS) is interesting because it seems so out of character. The timing is particularly interesting because up until recent weeks the US government had been doing all it could to back out of the Middle East. (more…)
Modernity is a dream. It is a dream that we can make the world something other than what it is through technology, prosperity, and above all “education.”
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Since last week’s update on our Summer Fundraiser, we have received donations totaling $3,288.94 in amounts ranging from $10.94 to $1,700. That amount will be matched by our Swedish benefactor, for a total of $6,577.88. Our total is now $28,593.94. We are $11,406.06 from our goal of $40,000 with just under 2 months to go. (more…)
Hillary Clinton is fond of changing history in order to put herself in the best possible light. As First Lady, she claimed that in 1996 that she dodged sniper fire while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of civil war-torn Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was a good story and, initially, she received praise for her «heroism under fire» from a typically sycophantic press. However, the story was false. Mrs. Clinton never came under sniper fire. She lied. And the lies of the one-time and prospective presidential candidate did not stop with Bosnia. (more…)
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Slovak translation here
My initial reaction to the beheading of American journalist James Foley by Islamic militants was horror and outrage. But then I learned more about Foley’s work, and my feelings changed. As Gregory Hood writes:
[Foley] had a specific agenda with his work–he was trying to expose the “atrocities” of the Assad regime and support the “democracy” movement. (more…)
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English original here
Note de l’auteur :
Le texte suivant est une expérience. C’est la première d’une série de « notes » sur des chapitres choisis du livre de Jan Assmann, Moïse l’Egyptien. Mes principaux buts sont d’encourager plus de gens à lire le livre et de les préparer à le lire. (more…)
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Author’s Note:
The following text is an experiment. It is the first of a series of “notes” on select chapters of Jan Assmann’s Moses the Egyptian. My primary aims are to encourage more people to read the book and to shape how they read it.