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Magda Goebbels: heart of darkness (Part II)

The New Neo Posted on January 20, 2006 by neoMarch 10, 2013

[This is the second of two parts. Part I can be found here.] Goebbels was an extraordinarily intelligent and even learned man who had earned a doctorate in literature and philosophy from the University of Heidelberg. Here is a description … Continue reading →

Posted in Evil, Historical figures, People of interest | 38 Replies

Magda Goebbels: heart of darkness (Part I)

The New Neo Posted on January 19, 2006 by neoMarch 10, 2013

[This is the first of a two-part series. Part II will appear tomorrow.] Every now and then I read about a person whose life seems so strangely compelling that I can’t help but write about it. In telling such a … Continue reading →

Posted in Evil, Historical figures, People of interest | 20 Replies

Robert Frost quotations

The New Neo Posted on January 11, 2006 by neoJuly 25, 2009

Well, Churchill or Orwell he’s not. But Robert Frost isn’t too bad with the quotations, either–even some political ones (see here and here.) I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old. … Continue reading →

Posted in People of interest, Poetry | 5 Replies

Ten Worst Americans

The New Neo Posted on December 28, 2005 by neoAugust 28, 2009

It seems to be the time of year for Lists of Ten. The beautiful Alexandra of the beautiful blog All Things Beautiful has challenged bloggers to name the Ten Worst Americans of the past 230 years. I might be able … Continue reading →

Posted in People of interest | 27 Replies

Richard Pryor: vulnerability and bravado

The New Neo Posted on December 11, 2005 by neoDecember 16, 2009

Reading the news of Richard Pryor’s death yesterday, I have to say that it surprised me—not that he died, but that he’d still been alive. He had been so sadly debilitated in recent years that it seemed remarkable that he’d … Continue reading →

Posted in People of interest, Pop culture | 5 Replies

Ramsey Clark rides again

The New Neo Posted on November 28, 2005 by neoDecember 28, 2007

It isn’t often that a dream comes true, especially at the ripe old age of 77. But that’s what’s happening right now for Ramsey Clark: he’s going to be on Saddam’s defense team. Here’s Clark himself, stating why he wants … Continue reading →

Posted in People of interest, Political changers | 21 Replies

The Gandhi nobody knows

The New Neo Posted on October 2, 2005 by neoMay 22, 2011

In response to my post about Gandhi’s pacifism, a number of people (Ed Driscoll publicly, others in private e-mails) have called my attention to Richard Grenier’s essay on Gandhi that appeared in a 1983 issue of Commentary. Driscoll calls it … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical figures, Pacifism, People of interest | 34 Replies

The varieties of pacifism: (Part I)–Gandhi’s absolutism

The New Neo Posted on September 28, 2005 by neoSeptember 27, 2009

While researching this post on the phrase “speaking truth to power,” I discovered that it originated among Quakers, and I promised that I’d write something soon about Quaker pacifism. I had planned that this post would be that “something.” But … Continue reading →

Posted in Pacifism, People of interest, War and Peace | 63 Replies

Honoring Commodore Levy: Jews in the military

The New Neo Posted on September 19, 2005 by neoAugust 28, 2009

When I studied history in grade school and high school, it was my least favorite subject. Dry and dull, a parade of disjointed dates and battles, all the juice had been squeezed out of it–which is a shame, because it … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical figures, Jews, Military, People of interest | 18 Replies

The Palestinians: the more things change, the more they…..

The New Neo Posted on September 15, 2005 by neoAugust 28, 2009

A reader recently alerted me to an astounding article by Martha Gellhorn which appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in October of 1961, forty-four years ago. Gellhorn was quite a story in herself. Beautiful, brilliant, brave, she was the third wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine, People of interest | 18 Replies

His Honor the Mayor, Edi Rama

The New Neo Posted on September 3, 2005 by neoApril 4, 2008

Whenever I begin to wonder whether it’s time to hang up my New Yorker subscription, they publish something that’s so good I realize we may just be wedded for life, like some squabbling couple who can’t live together but can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in People of interest | 11 Replies

Hendrick Hertzberg: writer

The New Neo Posted on August 13, 2005 by neoDecember 17, 2009

I’ve mentioned quite a few times that I’m a long-time reader of the New Yorker. That’s “long-time” as in long-time—my estimate is close to forty years or so. I still get the magazine delivered to my home, and I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature and writing, People of interest, Press | 17 Replies

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