Sparks Commentary

In 1656, Baruch Spinoza was excommunicated , from the  Jewish  community into which he was born. He had taught some doctrines that offended ...

Here is a sort of “table of contents” for my philosophical posts: By philosophical topics: Philosophy generally Political philosophy specifi...

“ Ipsa scientia potestas est. ” (“Knowledge itself is power.”) – Francis Bacon , in his “Meditationes Sacrae” (1597) , with the quotation of...

I should preface this review by saying that I’ve examined a number of other histories of  World War One . For example, I watched  PBS’s 6-ho...

The Cold War affected both sides of the  twentieth century’s  greatest conflict, in every region of the world. These included largely neutra...

“It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world … Taking care always to keep ourselves b...

Note: The “War of the Austrian Succession” included several different conflicts within it. Thus, many of my blog’s mentions of these related...