I drew upon some of Joseph’s recent ideas in my extended post onMeatspacehere, and I continue to be inspired by them in the work I’m currently doing (both on aerial violence and on medical and casualty evacuation in war zones), but for a preview of his arguments in the new book I...
THE REALITIES AND IMAGINATIONS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY § 1. The Mechanical Revolution The career and personality of Napoleon I bulks disproportionately in the nineteenth century histories. He was of little significance to the broad onward movement of human affairs; he was an interruption, a remind...
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.Amplified BibleFor even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His ...
Here in the throes of Fogust, but it’s been quite foggy all summer (thank goodness!) The pink triangle on Twin Peaks for Gay Freedom was lit up by LED lights for the first time this year. It seems like a year has gone by since I last blogged in May. (I spent a lot of ti...
I’m later to this than I should be, but over at theAmerican Anthropologistthere is a very interesting series of four podcasts conducted byEmily Sogn.andVasiliki Touhouliotison what they call ‘the military present’: In the first episode, we spoke toJoe Masco(here) about the historical form...
I can't speak for the entire world, as I live in the USA, but here there has been more and more unity between people offline than animosity; the bigger problem is that old people still exist and still have old opinions on things. Either way, the way that all of us are connecting ...
I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices;Berean Standard BibleAll day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,King James Bible...