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Joel is a Web developer and student of law & politics currently residing in Bowling Green, Oh. Comments are always appreciated!
America Alone – A discussion
Mark Steyn is really an interesting character. Whether its discussing rather obscure points of british cultural humor on national radio or just zinging one-liners at liberals… he is one of the most enjoyable personalities in media today. He’s the kind … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Europe, Islam, mark steyn, terrorism
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Pay ANY price…
I wanted to bring your attention to an article by Joseph Leiberman in the Wall Street Journal. It is illuminating because it gives an historical context by which to view the modern democrat party and explains why this change has … Continue reading
You know you’ve got a great blog when…
… the Wall Street Journal Editoral Board echos the sentiments you have been blogging about for weeks. This just in from Dorothy Rabinowitz: Michelle Obama has left little doubt about her views on American society, and its people… the wife … Continue reading
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Tagged America, complacents, cynics, Dorothy Rabinowitz, Great Country, Michelle Obama, sloths, speech, success, WSJ
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(America) Part 3
I’m too busy to add much of my own commentary. This is my last installment. What develops around the video or stereo culture is not a narcissistic imagry, but an effect of frantic self-referentiality, a short-circuit which immediately hooks up … Continue reading
America (live or die)
No: this is not some ‘vote or die’ political post but is, in fact, the third installment of my series on Baudrillard’s “AMERICA”. One thing in particular I like about Baudrillard is his ability to interject deep meaning into the … Continue reading
AMERICA ~ part 2 Here is part 2 of my installment on Jean Baudrillard’s book, “America“. In this portion, Baudrillard really starts ‘drawing the boundaries’, if you will; clearly defining the fundamental elements of society – elements by which we … Continue reading
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Tagged America, baudrillard, Europe, france, philosophy
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AMERICA ~ part 1 Being this is my first post in the `America` series, I must say I’m somewhat without a clear format to follow. I must say, Baudrillard’s words speak for themselves… what little I may add is certainly … Continue reading
AMERICA ~~ a series
I spent most of last weekend reading a book titled “America” by the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard. Baudrillard, who recently passed away, was perhaps France’s most influental “modern” philosopher (in terms of his writing, he would be classified as a ‘post-modern’ … Continue reading