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687The idea that there are Straussian 'sects' is intriguing, I'll have Tom Clarke-3/19/2003
686Actually, they tend to favor his "Discourses on Livy", which extol repNeocon-3/19/2003
685I'd love to be a fly on the wall to hear how these guys flesh out their exegTom Clarke-3/18/2003
684They don't call him the ecumenical Pope for nothing. He caused something of Tom Clarke-3/18/2003
683Talk about sending mixed messages. The Pope accuses Blair ( an Anglican ) of wagDMaA-3/18/2003
682Kristol was a Straussian, I don't know if he is any longer. There are actualNeocon-3/18/2003
681So tell me about these Straussians. I hear Kristol is one. Do they really look fTom Clarke-3/17/2003
680That seems the unfortunate conclusion. Compromise is weakness, it is womanly, a Neocon-3/17/2003
679I think it's odd that others haven't come to this same understanding. BcAPSLOCK-3/17/2003
678Thanks, I am glad you noticed. It has been known for a long time that the next bNeocon-3/17/2003
677A pretty good take on the subject. One cannot, however, ignore the sheer elementNeocon-3/17/2003
676It's amusing to read my posts from less than 2 years ago and realize I'vTom Clarke-3/17/2003
675Then there is the type of fiction that uses an implausible device to carry the sTom Clarke-3/17/2003
674What is Speculative Fiction? By D. D. Shade lostbooks.orgTimF-3/14/2003
673Literature is the means by which we render more effectively the observations, inNeocon-8/14/2001
672Wonderful, thanks for posting it. I will comment on a more propitious occasion. Neocon-8/13/2001
671This essay by Mario Vargas Llosa is so good it needs to be posted. It's too Tom Clarke-8/12/2001
670Well, I read some Dashiell Hammet, which are definitely literary, and a few otheNeocon-6/18/2001
669I used to dismiss them out of hand, but when I began hearing and reading effusivTom Clarke-6/18/2001
668No, I am afraid that my acquaintance with detective novels is slight, largely coNeocon-6/18/2001
667Ever read the detective novels of George P. Pelecanos? They take place in D.C. aTom Clarke-6/18/2001
666Yeah, get some sleep. Mostly, I have Utopian novels, in the instance of Skinner Neocon-6/18/2001
665Hah.. well I know my brain is too tired to tackle the heady stuff right away as cAPSLOCK-6/18/2001
664You are welcome. If I think of anything else that you might enjoy or is short, INeocon-6/18/2001
663It would be an interesting question......Neocon-6/18/2001
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