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Let us boldly re-imagine, in the spirit of Richard Rorty, this maxim of the great Donne as, any persons death diminishes me, for I am human and cannot ignore my stake in the world of my fellow creatures. How would … Continue reading →

Definition: Stare decisis et non quieta movere =  to stand by decisions and not disturb the undisturbed. (Thank you, Wikipedia!) One recalls with a certain bitter nostalgia the bravura performance of Mr. John Roberts before the Senate Committee defending the … Continue reading →

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Definition: Charles Krauthammer = A Neo-Conservative writer and theorist,  who worships at his inner shrine to these three deities: Nihilism, Chaos and Strife. These are the gods of masculine privilege and power, without mitigation. Mr. Krauthammer is a physician who, … Continue reading →

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Definition: George F. Will = In the weedy field of The American Republic stands the singular effloresce that is Mr. Will. He presents himself as the channeled spirit of Edmund Burke, the great English parliamentarian. Burke was a man and … Continue reading →

Definition: Neo-Conservative = The realization of a Platonic political vision, The Republic, founded on an active and deceitful paternalism, wedded to an unalloyed authoritarianism: Violent and murderous, without apology, willing and able to defend its exceptionalism as political wisdom, prima … Continue reading →