Nikolai Yezhov, standing to the left of Joseph Stalin, was shot in 1940. He was edited out of the photo by Soviet censors after his execution as a form of damnatio memoriae.[9] This policy was commonly applied to high-ranking executed political enemies during Stalin's reign. (from Censorship - Wikipedia) Why picture above? When politicians tell... Continue Reading →
LOVE, WISDOM, AND COUNSEL
A little over a decade ago I wrote Dismount your donkey at the summit. That post was about a Tao Meditation that argues all paths lead to God. I argued that they don't, but I didn't observe then what I did today. Iron sharpens iron. I thought wisdom I achieved was all my work under the... Continue Reading →
GRACE, TRUTH, AND WISDOM?
King Solomon on Cries of the Poor Man What is this post about? It is about a discussion scatterwisdom and I had at this blog post, King Solomon on Cries of the Poor Man. The post is excellent, but I am cursed with the eyes of skeptic. So I reacted to what bothered me. What was that? expressed the possibility that he... Continue Reading →
THE PATH TO WAR
Here of late our president has been making big speeches on foreign policy -- talking about peace (or war) -- upsetting even his staunchest supporters, those at The Washington Post. PRESIDENT OBAMA has retrenched U.S. global engagement in a way that has shaken the confidence of many U.S. allies and encouraged some adversaries. That conclusion... Continue Reading →
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