Monthly Archives: September 2017

Notes on Stephen Hicks’s “Explaining Postmodernism”

Posted on September 28, 2017 by The Mistaken

The Mistaken writes: Explaining Postmodernism is the clearest book I’ve read on postmodern theory and how it fits into our current political climate. Stephen Hicks is a professor of philosophy at Rockford University in Illinois, with a PhD in Philosophy … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged postmodernism, Stephen Hicks | 23 Comments

“Wonder Woman” (2017)

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Wonder Woman has always been a second-tier character for reasons largely having to do with her incoherent, if interesting, origins. Created by psychologist William Marston specifically to be the opposite of too-violent heroes like Batman and Superman, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, superhero comics, Wonder Woman | 7 Comments

Architecture and Color

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

Posted in Architecture | Tagged architecture | 3 Comments

Book Notes: “The Whig Interpretation of History”

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This short essay — which can be easily read in a weekend or even a single sitting — is a useful rejoinder to the idea that there exists a “right side of history.” Butterfield, a Cambridge don, takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History | Tagged Herbert Butterfield, the right side of history, the wrong side of history, Whig history, Whigs | 4 Comments

Architecture and Color

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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Notes on “The True History of the American Revolution”

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: If, like me, you’ve always had a hard time squaring the narrative of the American Revolution with the requirements of common sense, you might get something out of Sydney George Fisher’s “The True History of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History | Tagged Revolutionary War, Sydney George Fisher, The True History of the American Revolution | 5 Comments

Quote Du Jour: The Most Useless and Unproductive of All Forms of Reflection

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It is the natural result of the whig historian’s habits of mind and his attitude to history — though it is not a necessary consequence of his actual method — that he should be interested in the promulgation … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History | Tagged Herbert Butterfield, history, progressives, Whigs | 1 Comment

Linkage

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Salon, of all places, thinks it’s time for the left to give up on identity politics. The Spectator: “The terrific thing about our day and age is that everyone feels much freer to be who they are. … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | 2 Comments

Quote Du Jour: Usage Which is Reasonable Generates Usage Which is Unreasonable

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The usages which a particular community is found to have adopted in its infancy and in its primitive seats are generally those which are on the whole best suited to promote its physical and moral well-being; and, if … Continue reading →