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Tag Archive: "history"

The Hidden Fallacies of “the Wrong Side of History”

  POSTED: August 23, 2012
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Cultural Observations • Philosophy
 TAG(S): history • logic • same-sex marriage

Ever heard someone refer to a certain view as being on the “wrong side of history”?  It is an increasingly common expression.  And I find it particularly annoying, because it is typically used as a way of challenging, if not … Continued

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Thoughts on Hitler’s Demise

  POSTED: July 14, 2010
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Books • Film • history
 TAG(S): Adolf Hitler • history • Inglourious Basterds • justice

I’m a big fan of Quentin Tarantino films, as is probably apparent to regular readers of this blog.  I am especially fond of his most recent effort, Inglourious Basterds (see my October 29, 2009 post for a full review), which … Continued

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Is Busyness the Modern Cross to Bear?

  POSTED: October 18, 2009
  AUTHOR: Amy Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Cultural Observations
 TAG(S): busyness • history • modern life

History is a fascinating business:  to see, with the 20/20 vision of the present, the themes of years past; to study eras from beginning to end with the comfortable assurance that you have already read the last page of the … Continued

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