Stop The Spirit of Zossen 2.0

A Bridge To . . .

2008/01/22 By Dr Leo Strauss 57 Comments

Where are we going to? Where are we going to? Don't ask, anymore . . . ______________________ … [Continue reading]

Why 2008 Is The Perfect Time For Socialist Realism To Re-Emerge

2008/01/20 By Dr Leo Strauss 21 Comments

What goes around; or perhaps the tagline from a low budget horror flick "Sometimes they come back." We noticed this from our friends over at Art News and thought it worth a comment here. T long since dead oeuvre is creeping back in new and … [Continue reading]

Overheard

2008/01/19 By Dr Leo Strauss 2 Comments

Chief 1: Change? You tried to vote for change? Chief 2: Bien sur! Chief 1: (Pfffft!) You take your foie grass back to the Venetian. I am the head chef, here Froggie. And *nothing* changes without my approval. I have over 20 years … [Continue reading]

They May Survive But Does Anyone Really Care Anymore?

2008/01/16 By Dr Leo Strauss 31 Comments

Much ado about nothing. Now, if he became editor of say The Drudge Report, then we are talking impact. P.S. Matt Yglesias, you owe everyone here a 50% royalty for this. … [Continue reading]

Hangover From Seduction: Why Rhetoric Of Unreason Is In The Warlord’s Natural Footstep

2008/01/14 By Dr Leo Strauss 29 Comments

David Hume said many centuries ago that reason is the slave of passions. It's a dictum that has been used ruthlessly by many a political regime since, not the least the Warlord's here in the States 2001-06. George Orwell, watching some of the … [Continue reading]