Category Archives: books

Rod Serling on Erich von Däniken

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Mike

While shopping at a local vintage toy shop last week, I happened upon the first issue of Marvel’s Planet of the Apes magazine from way back in 1974. It was somewhat tattered and obviously well-read but I still thought that … Continue reading →

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Site updates

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Mike

Despite outward appearances that this site hasn’t been updated in some time, a lot of new material has been added to our new Special Collections section. This area houses a number of unique documents and archives, most of which were … Continue reading →

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On Building the Polemic

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Mike

You don’t have to be a Marxist to appreciate the fact that few people have ever been so skilled at building polemic arguments as V.I. Lenin.  Consider this passage from his 1915 work New Data on the Laws Governing the … Continue reading →

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