No, not whateverI've been wondering about the decade to come. You know, the next four years or so. Somehow I've managed to stay alive this far but I'm indeed scared enough to start panicking. What will happen to the rest and quietness, let alone the periods of high... See More »
Anne Applebaum is wrongEurope hasn't been a heaven of peace since the ending of the Second World War. Nor has the recent war in Ukraine shaken us in Europe out of that dreamy world. First of all, there have been wars in the period between now and 1945. The Cold War was... See More »
What is today's main disconnect?Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. I'm sure that almost everyone in this so-called postmodern era that we live through knows these few lines from Yeats's poem The Second Coming. Either you had one terrific English Lit teacher in your youth or... See More » (1)
To have or to have notA false prophet is a terrible thing to have. Look around and you'll notice them all about. People without any substance nor morals being pushed ahead. There's no need to be a prophet to be a false one. Somehow the want to discover different cultures... See More »
What is love?“Love is begun by time, And time qualifies the spark and fire of it.” (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 7) To begin with, Kierkegaard identifies love with caring. At the root of the flow of emotions, longings and desires is the wish for the best... See More »
