“The world of things calls for art, in which intellectual accession to being moves into enjoyment, in which the Infinity of the idea is idolized in the finite, but sufficient, image.” — Emmanuel Levinas
Gutenberg: The Invention of the Printing Press, the Destruction of WordPress
Or at least that’s what some people seem to think about the new “page-builder” style editor with which WordPress.org seems to be planning to replace the current post editor…
For the Fourth: Holy American Major League of Nations (Notes on Baseball, Booze, and the Re-De-Nationalization of Americanism)
It welcomed the tests of time/
Like an eternal friend,/
Our country is blessed,/
Our country is such!
While 2017 happens…
If not the very best picture of 2017 so far, the one below, which has been sweeping through Twitter, has to be in the running at least for best and most sympatico – “this man is all of us just living our lives while 2017 happens lol!” – amateur photo: According to the photo caption… Continue reading While 2017 happens…
Counter-Drizzle on the Hypothesis of the End of the American World-Historical Era (OAG #12c)
The counterargument vs Panic of the Fall of the US Order can still be made either independently or, perhaps more difficult, complementarily.
— CK MacLeod (@CK_MacLeod) May 28, 2017
In short: The American ideal retains its impetus vs. particular events, individuals, while US preeminence remains materially determined.
— CK MacLeod (@CK_MacLeod) May 28, 2017
If Merkel's Europe assumes leadership for a time, for example, it seems openly on historically inherited terms…
— CK MacLeod (@CK_MacLeod) May 28, 2017
…if and when an US restoration is sought, a place at and quite possibly at the head of the table will likely still be available…
— CK MacLeod (@CK_MacLeod) May 28, 2017
…After the Trumpian interregnum is over, the bodies buried and costs tallied, a more mature "condominium" ought to be achievable.
— CK MacLeod (@CK_MacLeod) May 28, 2017