“In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.” (C.S. Lewis) My last blog post explored theContinue reading “Men with Chests”
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Love and Power
Love is one of those things nearly everyone agrees are important and hardly anyone seriously thinks about. Or at least, hardly anyone tries to go beyond the surface. Most of us are happy to echo the words of Justice Potter Stewart in Jacobellis v Ohio, who, refusing to further define the category of hardcore pornographyContinue reading “Love and Power”
Dreaming of Home: Refugees during War and Ethnic Cleansing
As this year begins and there is no end in sight for another bloody war in Europe, we should take a moment to remember the refugees in our midst. It is on us to empathise with their immense suffering- to not allow their pain to isolate them, to make them feel at home. In doingContinue reading “Dreaming of Home: Refugees during War and Ethnic Cleansing”
Verlockende Blindheit: Wladimir Putin und der Westen
Gedanken über unser Versagen, die richtigen Schlüsse zu ziehen und die richtigen Fragen zu stellen. Lenin hat einmal gesagt, dass es Jahrzehnte gibt, in denen nichts passiert, und Wochen, in denen Jahrzehnte passieren. Wenn wir eines mit Sicherheit wissen, dann, dass diese Wochen im Februar und März 2022 in die Geschichte eingehen werden. Die Ereignisse,Continue reading “Verlockende Blindheit: Wladimir Putin und der Westen”
Tempting Blindness: Vladimir Putin and the West
Thoughts on our failure to draw the right lessons and ask the right questions Lenin once said that there are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen. If there is one thing we know for sure, it is that these weeks in February and March 2022 are going to go down in history.Continue reading “Tempting Blindness: Vladimir Putin and the West”
Healing History
What a divided world can learn from Germany’s culture of remembrance. For those of us following the news these days, talking about topics like group identity and history often feels like tip-toeing around a minefield. With statues being toppled by some and praised as sacred shrines by others, we are mired in an openly hostileContinue reading “Healing History”
Europe’s Achilles’ Heel
The Oxford Dictionary defines the term ‘Achilles’ Heel’ as a ‘weak point or fault in a person’s character which can be attacked by other people’. It’s important to note though, that the insidious thing about Achilles’ heels is that they’re not obvious. Who would have thought that Achilles, western civilisation’s original hero, would be broughtContinue reading “Europe’s Achilles’ Heel”
Hurting About America
Friends of the US should be worried- but there is hope. The United States is failing[1]. Writing these words comes very close to causing me physical pain. You may wonder why a German living in London cares so deeply about events on the other side of the Atlantic. Aren’t there enough things to be worriedContinue reading “Hurting About America”
Underdogs United
Why conspiracy theories won’t go away and what do about it. Imagine a world at the verge of being taken over by a secretive group of powerful individuals and corporations. Operating in the shadows, they have for decades been plotting to subvert our rights and freedoms so as to further their dark designs. Their goalContinue reading “Underdogs United”
Reflections on The Anti-Christ
How a poem shows the value of cherishing your doubts. Have a read through this poem and think about what comes to mind as you read it: The Anti-Christ “He comes from the mountain, he stands in the grove! Our own eyes have seen it: the wine that he wove From water, the corpses heContinue reading “Reflections on The Anti-Christ”
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