What is beauty? Specifically, what is it to be a beautiful person? This has long been considered one of those imponderable questions, akin to asking about the meaning of life. But this does not mean that we cannot have a valuable and substantive discussion. Beauty, of course, is partly subjective, but it is also partly […]
I take it that the reader is familiar with the basics of the so-called Holocaust: the alleged deaths of some six million Jews, many in gas chambers, at the hands of the Nazis in World War II. This was, we are told, a deliberate policy of Hitler and his top men, something of highest priority—even […]
Uma lei contra o ódio antijudeu marca, geralmente, o começo do fim para os judeus. (JOSEPH GOEBBELS. In: Diary — 19ABR1943) [1] A palavra “Ódio” é uma palavra tão feia! E seu uso revela certa infantilidade. Ela evoca a imagem estereotipada de uma menininha de oito anos que briga com a coleguinha e diz para […]
Andrew Joyce’s recent essay (“On Jews and vampires”) features two notorious anti-Jewish cartoons from the National Socialist periodical “Der Stürmer.” They were drawn by the talented cartoonist Philipp “Fips” Rupprecht, who produced hundreds of such images between 1925 and 1945. Recently, a skilled digital artist named Robert Penman has recovered, restored, and colorized 200 such […]
When you live in a 200-year-old house, you would do well to give it a thorough inspection every few years. Rap on the walls, pull down some old wallpaper, climb into the attic, and get down into the crawl space. Check the roofing, check the exterior walls, check the foundation. You are looking for signs […]
