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The Ratcatcher

The New Neo Posted on February 16, 2016 by neoFebruary 16, 2016

I’m going to keep posting this now and then, just as a reminder. This is not about Trump-fever in particular—it’s about what’s led to it, and where such feelings can lead in the very worst-case scenario. Trump, Sanders, or a … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Liberty | 60 Replies

The long reach of time

The New Neo Posted on February 4, 2016 by neoFebruary 22, 2018

[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post that first appeared in March of 2013, repeated now for no particular reason except that I like it.] My mother’s very first memory was of being frightened by booming noises—guns? cannon? … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of neo-neocon, History, Me, myself, and I | 42 Replies

Hitler the racial anarchist

The New Neo Posted on January 19, 2016 by neoJanuary 19, 2016

I think there’s something to this theory about Hitler, as described in an interview with Timothy Snyder, author of a recent book on Hitler, the Holocaust, and WWII (I haven’t read the book, by the way). I don’t completely buy … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical figures, History, Jews, War and Peace | 50 Replies

The Founders and Islam

The New Neo Posted on January 9, 2016 by neoJune 21, 2025

There’s been a discussion in the comments section about the attitude of the Founders towards Islam, and how it relates to freedom of religion, and I thought I’d add some background. At the outset, when the principles of freedom of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Middle East, Religion | 42 Replies

Using “Kapo” as a word of insult

The New Neo Posted on December 19, 2015 by neoDecember 19, 2015

I’ve noticed the word “kapo” cropping up now and then in the comments section of this blog, to refer to someone Jewish who is seen as an underhanded betrayer of the Jewish people or Israel. Here’s a typical example, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Evil, History, Jews, Violence | 64 Replies

The vengeance of the Vandals

The New Neo Posted on December 6, 2015 by neoDecember 6, 2015

In ancient history and the sack of Rome, lessons for today: Writing from the vantage point of the eighteenth century, Gibbon did not go into extensive detail of the Vandal assault, except to note that the Romans willingly opened their … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Violence, War and Peace | 5 Replies

More musings on Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi testimony yesterday

The New Neo Posted on October 23, 2015 by neoOctober 23, 2015

I watched some of Clinton’s testimony yesterday, but at a fairly early point I decided to stop. The reason? My gut feeling was that nothing would come of it. Note I don’t write that “there was nothing worthwhile that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Hillary Clinton, History, Liberals and conservatives; left and right, Middle East | 40 Replies

About the dropping of the atomic bomb, and whether Japan had been about to surrender

The New Neo Posted on October 16, 2015 by neoOctober 16, 2015

The issue was raised in a comment by “Phil D,” here. The answer is contained in this 2005 article from the Weekly Standard. Pay particular attention to page three. It is very detailed and cannot really be summarized here. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, War and Peace | 61 Replies

More on “Truth,” the movie

The New Neo Posted on October 14, 2015 by neoOctober 14, 2015

Here’s a review of the movie “Truth,” which is about to officially open in a few days. The film, which stars Robert Redford, is an attempt to whitewash the Rathergate fiasco and is based on the memoir of one of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Movies, Press | 33 Replies

Ancient jewelry

The New Neo Posted on October 3, 2015 by neoOctober 3, 2015

I’m not all that fond of precious jewels. That’s very fortunate, because I don’t own many. Richard Burton would have gotten off easy with me. When I got married, I wore a plain gold wedding ring, one that had been … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion and beauty, History, Me, myself, and I | 30 Replies

Russia and Syria: maybe this…

The New Neo Posted on September 30, 2015 by neoSeptember 30, 2015

…is what Obama meant by a red line in Syria: Russia’s launch of air strikes against rebel targets in Syria will not alter the strategy of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, American officials have said. “The US-led coalition … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2012, History, Middle East, War and Peace | 25 Replies

More on facing “the truth”

The New Neo Posted on September 26, 2015 by neoJanuary 13, 2019

Commenter “Phil D” has some questions and observations [I’ve corrected one typo in the following]: When exactly did we lose the “courage to see things as they are”? When FDR recognized the USSR in 1933, just after that regime murdered … Continue reading →

Posted in A mind is a difficult thing to change: my change story, Best of neo-neocon, Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, History, Me, myself, and I, People of interest | 46 Replies

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