Adolph Hitler

No. 115: Henry Kissinger Was an Idealist?

Oct 16, 2015

Notes

Adolph Hitler, Biography, Germany, Henry Kissinger, History, Idealism, Immanuel Kant, Nazi, New York City, Niall Ferguson, Realpolitik

Niall Ferguson has put together a fascinating biography of Henry Kissinger. Well, at least the 17 chapters I have worked through have been extremely thought provoking. Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist covers the first half of Kissinger’s life (For those that don’t know, Kissinger is still quite alive at 92). Ferguson just took a fellowship position…
No. 3: Ending the Hiatus

May 30, 2010

Personal

1936, 200m dash, Adolph Hitler, Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens, Tommie Smith, Tyson Gay

So, I’m looking through the splits of the men’s 4x400m relay at the NCAA East Regional meet, and I see, “43.94 FR Kirani James.” To provide more context: A 17-year old freshman at the University of Alabama ran a lap around the track in 43.94 seconds! That’s the type of performance that keeps me perusing…