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The Long View 2005-07-27: Incredulity: Justified & Otherwise

I also find that my suspension of disbelief is jarred by things that should be otherwise orthogonal to the story, such as John Constantine's smoking habit. Something like that almost ruined the Name of the Wind for me. Incredulity: Justified & Otherwise I am at a loss to

The Long View 2005-07-22: Last Things; The Foundering Jihad; Various Tirades

I've been a reader of the journal First Things for almost twenty years. The editorship of Jody Bottum almost ruined that, but I managed to persist. Last Things; The Foundering Jihad; Various Tirades I have always opposed the death penalty, except sometimes for other people. Now comes Joseph

The Long View 2005-07-15: People's War; Strange Delusions

As we move away from the peak of nationalism in the mid-twentieth century, the ties that bound the People together and made them a terrible force are dissolving. Accordingly, politics is again becoming a matter for enthusiasts, and the People are often just an inconvenient obstacle. The enthusiasts have started

The Long View: Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons

I think Tim Powers should write a book about Parsons. A native Angelino, with ties to both rocketry and the occult, who died young under mysterious circumstances. This would probably write itself. Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons By George Pendle Harcourt, 2005 US$25.

A hosting bleg for The Long View

Dear readers, we are nearly 3 1/2 years into the project of re-posting all of John J. Reilly's blog, The Long View, and I have a request for both of you. The Amazon affiliate links within the blog, as well as the book endorsements in the sidebar,

The Long View 2005-07-13: Implosions & Debunkings

John thought that the July 7th bombing in London might finally have been the thing that turned Western Europe squarely against Islamic terrorism. As it turns out, that was not the thing. Nor were any number of subsequent attacks up to the present. The liberal, welcoming, universalist Western European society

The Long View 2005-07-09: The Three Rings; Transformations & Transitions

John makes an argument here that would make its way into international prominence with the publication in 2015 of Michel Houellebecq's Submission. The Charlie Hebdo shooting on the day of its publication in France only enhanced Houellebecq's reputation [or notoriety.] I think John deserves credit for