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Two years ago, I finished my latest book, Tracking the Storm. There, I tried to explain what my last 15 years of teaching history and studying culture had shown me, how the past 400 years of Anglo-American history illustrates the various clues of a coming great crisis. One reviewer said the book was “gripping” and “a scary…
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A few years back, I saw the movie Redbelt and was instantly struck by the depth of the ideas, philosophy and imagery behind this movie. If you haven’t seen it, you should rent it immediately. Here are three of the more powerful ideas that emerge during the movie: The hero is a teacher…
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Lost in all the furor about the Miami Dolphins issues in their locker room is our own national cultural hypocrisy. We are still waiting with held breath to find out what exactly happened. In the meanwhile many pundits and sports personalities are chiming in about what they think. Is it bullying? Is it someone being…