Jakob Lodwick quoted a Times Online story about the use of especially brutal and destructive explosives in Afghanistan by British and American forces. I’m not 100% sure, but I get the impression (from the quote he used) that Lodwick’s point was the moral bankruptcy demonstrated by a military and/or government that simply changes the [...]
Category Archives: Philosophy
Christianity, Patriotism, and Nationalism
Sunday, June 22, 2008
As recently as yesterday, ideas were churning around in my head regarding how I, as a Christian, should approach the idea of loving my country. Well I was pretty busy yesterday with some family wedding activities and only just returned to a quiet living room, so here I go.
I like to start with definitions [...]
The Leisure Class, Wealth, and The West
Friday, October 19, 2007
Fair Warning: The post that follows is filled with cantankerous conjecture and precarious postulation. While I believe I could elaborate and defend my premises, eventually, with more time (and a better head for writing) you should take what I say with a healthy pinch of salt.
While the economist Thorstein Veblen may have coined the [...]
