Saturday, November 30, 2019

A review of Ken Burns’ “Mark Twain” (PBS)

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“I was sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they have a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead, Spencer i...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

A review of “The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross” (History Channel)

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To say that the relationship between  Islam  and  the West  is sometimes troubled would be something of an understatement. Since the  rise...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

A review of Ric Burns’ “The Pilgrims” (PBS)

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“Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant...

Some thoughts about philosophy education

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“[I] am a sort of gadfly , given to the state by the god; and the state is a great and noble steed who is tardy in his motions owing to hi...
Monday, November 11, 2019

A review of “Paris 1919: Inside the Peace Talks That Changed the World”

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“[There shall be a] Surrender in good condition by the German armies of the following war material: Five thousand guns (2,500 heavy, and ...

Forgotten battlegrounds of the Cold War: Angola

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The United States actually considered intervening in an African country called “Angola” … During the  Cold War , the United States actu...
Friday, October 25, 2019

A review of “12 Angry Men” (1957 movie)

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“You've listened to a long and complex case, murder in the first degree. Premeditated murder is the most serious charge tried in our c...