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Linda McAlister, Philosopher and Founder of Feminist Journal, Dies at 82

December 15, 2021 by sergneri 2 Comments

Linda McAlister, Philosopher and Founder of Feminist Journal, Dies at 82 [NY Times Obituary – paywall] She was among a collective of philosophy professors who started Hypatia, the first major scholarly publication to view the discipline from a feminist lens. By Penelope Green Dec. 14, 2021

Posted in: Feminism, Obituaries, Politics, Racism, Science Tagged: Azizah Al-Hibri, Brooklyn College, Hypatia, lesbian, Mary Ellen Waithe, Ph.D., philosophy, Rush Limbaugh, sexism, Society for Women in Philosophy, Women Philosophers, women’s studies

Do not forget: Angelo Codevilla, Whose Writings Anticipated Trumpism, Dies at 78

October 4, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

An obit in the NYT today concerning this “political analyst” who died in a car wreck last week. As a coincidence, this week I’m reading “The Free World, Art and Thought in the Cold War” by Louis Menand and am at the chapter on Hannah Arendt’s “Origins of Totalitarianism.” There she describes this, that during … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, Obituaries, Politics, Racism, Thinking about Tagged: academia, American foreign policy, Angelo Codevilla, anti-establishment, Contemporary class, domestic politics, Government, groupthink, Hannah Arendt, liberal elite, Louis Menand, Media, Republican establishment, Rush Limbaugh, Tea Party, Trumpism

GAS BAG DUET

February 5, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

The gas bag pictured below announced he has advanced lung cancer – then the other bloated gas bag gives him a medal – what a travesty! I hope he enjoys his chemotherapy.

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Obituaries, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: Donald Trump, Rush Limbaugh

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