Strauss’s Escape from Plato’s Cave
At best, as Strauss put it in Persecution and the Art of Writing, one can then have only “pseudo-philosophies,” rooted in a
Reason-Vision-Virtue
Fewer cradles, more canes: East Asia’s demographic reckoning
The demographic crisis spans East Asia, but so does the opportunity for solutions. Japan’s experience as the leading edge offers both warnings
Europe and Ukraine: Defeat of Moscow a miscalculation of Napoleonic proportions
Alaska may not give birth to a new world order, but it could offer a pause, a moment to halt the carnage
On the Upcoming Trump-Putin Summit and Tariffs on India
It’s possible that the upcoming meeting could be promising but not decisive. It’s possible Putin will continue his negotiating strategy of delaying
Will the US Invade Mexico?
Trump may be bluffing here, but with his economic policies in deep trouble and the Epstein affair not going away, I think
Spend, kill, earn: Senator Graham’s business
Graham’s story is one of systematic and legalized corruption: a man who has turned his Senate seat into a conduit for his
China’s increased military
All of these military advancements have given Beijing greater confidence as well as making the strategic position of the US and its
Iran’s next act?
Whether the next Iran-related emergency involves an even more destructive and direct US-Israeli attack on Iran, or a surge of destabilizing unrest
Namibia’s forgotten German genocide: Bushmen
Search “Namibian Bushmen” on the internet and one is bombarded with glamourised images of Bushmen in traditional dress demonstrating hunting and tracking.
The Limits of France’s Racial Memory
The paradox is that while Black stories are now the subjects of exhibitions and movies in France, Blackness remains illegible. Paris Noir