by Henry Oliner | Sep 12, 2021 | Politics, Progressivism
Kimball quotes the German thinker Hans Blumenberg: “If there were an imminent final goal of history, then those who believe they know it and claim to promote its attainment would be legitimized in using all the others who do not know it . . . as a mere means.” Once...
by Henry Oliner | Jul 4, 2020 | Politics, Progressivism
The American Revolution of 1776 can best be understood by comparing it to the French Revolution of 1789; one led to a political document that empowered the rise of a great nation and the other led to a reign of terror and centuries of devastation. Both claimed liberty...
