Jon Krakauer uses 416 pages to make the audacious claim that he has found the Nietzschen Uebermensch in “Pat Tillman”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Tillman — and thus feeds the roaring literary fire of condemnation for the Bush administration in particular and religious conservatives in general. In a facile and sloppy argument that makes liberal use of argument by anecdote, […] read more
interesting how to lead change crazy number of PhDs — way above the air force (how did the army get this?) iraq is in trouble — with lots of thorny directions ahead we really did make some big mistakes in completely misjudging how iraq would adapt — still what is the failure here? how are […] read more
kinda absurd regarding the war presented an interesting thread through the future — consider it one of many great strategic thought — didn’t get bogged down regarding people . . . bismarkian — really seeing nations in conflict like the idea how unexpected the future is and how we don’t know who our enemies might […] read more
Who understands what love is? The ancient greeks used variants of the word for love to denote increasing levels of altruism. Medieval love was said to focus on the suffering that one feels “derived from the sight of and excessive meditation upon the beauty of the opposite sex”. Think of the sad, but pure, suffering […] read more
Pulitzer winner Goodwin has long demonstrated a feel for biography as a gateway into the past. In Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, she has found an ideal subject for her attention. He is the more interesting to study because, unlike most presidents, who have sought to surround themselves in their cabinets with safe men […] read more
Bella is a film about living. This is a beautiful and moving film which touched so many emotions deep within me. It is difficult to know how I would’ve viewed this film if I wasn’t a father of two young girls, but I think this film can touch everybody on some level. The themes in […] read more