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The Long View: The Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem

I like pairing this with Steve Sailer's observation that well-heeled American Protestants tended to be much more egalitarian towards their wives and daughters in the early twentieth century than the more recent Jewish immigrants were. The Education of a Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem by Carolyn G.

The Long View 2005-07-04: Supreme Invalidations; Churchill

The mention of Churchill myths in this post sent me to look and make sure that Winston Churchill's short story, "The Dream", was in fact real. I see no mention of it on the myths page. Whew. Supreme Invalidations; Churchill Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O&

The Long View: Neocons, Theocons and the Cycles of American History

Neocons go back to James Q. Wilson or possibly the Coleman Report. They represented the wing of American liberalism appalled by the Sixties and the radial Left of that era. Neocons, Theocons and the Cycles of American History “...[T]he full story of [the generation that came of age around

Ecumenical Twilight Updated

I updated John Reilly's short story, Ecumenical Twilight, with a linked table of contents. I love this story. Like so much classic scifi, it is an deep essay on politics wrapped in a shallow speculation about the possibility of life on Europa, the moon of Jupiter. There are

The Long View 2005-06-29: The President; The Emperor; The Zombie Dogs

Maximus Decimus Meridius might point out he found one good use for the gladiatorial games. The President; The Emperor; The Zombie Dogs As is generally the case with George Bush's major foreign policy addresses, there was little to quarrel with in his speech last night at Fort Bragg,

The Long View 2005-06-27: Persian Populist Surprise; Terraforming; the Emerald City

Spengler [David P. Goldman] and John Reilly had sets of ideas that were mildly adversarial and mildly complementary. I don't know whether they ever corresponded. For example, Spengler was right that democracy in the Middle East would unleash terror and war. John Reilly was right that Iran is

The Long View 2005-06-25: Show me the blueprints. Show me the blueprints

Howard Hughes was a remarkable man, especially considering he was also a nutter. Show me the blueprints. Show me the blueprints Last night I viewed the film The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the clinically obsessive-compulsive billionaire entrepreneur, Howard Hughes. (A supporting role was played by John C. Reilly, that