by Staff | Nov 29, 2015 | Reviews
Kissinger 1923–1968: The Idealist by Niall Ferguson. New York: Penguin Press, 2015. Hardcover, 986 pp., $39.95. Henry Kissinger has been called many things in his long, eventful public career, but “idealist” is not one of them. Until now. The first volume of the...
by Pedro Blas González | Nov 29, 2015 | Essays
Pedro Blas González Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), the grouch of Danzig, never minced words. As a self-respecting philosopher, his allegiance was to truth. This is characteristic of genuine freethinkers throughout history, regardless of any unpleasant fruits that...
by Staff | Nov 23, 2015 | To the Point
TO THE POINT: FRIDAY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1963 Did you know that “capitalism” is a term coined by Karl Marx? Like most Marxist terms, it is loaded, and misleading to employ. So I never advocate or defend the abstraction called “capitalism”: rather, I favor a reasonably...
by Staff | Nov 23, 2015 | To the Point
TO THE POINT: FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1964 Tardily, historians and the intelligent public are coming to realize that the most intelligent, as well as most learned, man ever to inhabit the White House was sardonic old John Adams. Unlike the “advanced thinkers” of his time,...
by Staff | Nov 16, 2015 | Interviews
An interview with Mary Beard on the history and enduring myths of ancient Rome After two thousand years ancient Rome still helps define and understand the way we live our lives today. To ignore the Roman past is not just to turn a blind eye to history, but also to...
