Comments on: Books

By: ianras

ianras — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:50 +0000

spooted = spotted, Endlass = Endless. I’d love to say English isn’t my first language but… it is.

By: ianras

ianras — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:20 +0000

I dropped by after googling “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” + girard and then when I spooted Modernity on Endlass Trial and After Virtue, two of my favourite books too, I said I had to comment. Just sayin’ hello.

By: Mister Moleman

Mister Moleman — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:19:44 +0000

I am a Democrat for reasons of history, culture, and association. I was born into a Democratic family. My first political hero was John F. Kennedy. His inaugural statement of commitment to defend freedom and democracy around the world has served as my political manifesto. Learning later about Truman and Roosevelt, and about the history of Republican isolationism, I felt even more firmly in the Democratic camp.

As a union organizer and negotiator, I recognized the friendlier Democratic attitude towards unions, and so I campaigned for Democrats for several decades. Motivated more by my unionism than concerns over foreign policy, I continued in the D. camp until 9/11.

That day I saw with startling clarity how badly my party had fallen off its historic commitment to freedom and democracy abroad, and how it had weakened our country. Since then I have become another Democrat in exile, wandering with Joe Lieberman through the wilderness, trying to push our party out of its new proclivity towards appeasement and virtual anti-Americanism.

Now tell me about yourself, Jeannie.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:13:46 +0000

An excellent list, several I have never even heard of but will now attempt! In the piece about you there is no mention of WHY you are a Democrat. As a person who is not a citizen of the United States and not too knowledgeable about its history, I would like to know why.
would you tell me?