Category Archives: marxism

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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Which Technique Is Better for WWE Theatrics? (a.k.a. The Most Ridiculous Thing I Have Ever Written)

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Mike

Originally posted somewhere on the Internet in early 2009. Edited and improved for maximum, super-fantastic reading experience. People come to the “Internet Wrestling Community” for all kinds of reasons.  Some of us really like wrestling and we’re looking for breaking … Continue reading →

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Iran’s ruling clique and the problems of the left

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Mike

Originally posted to my old blog under the title “Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Ecce homo” way back on on September 30, 2007. Some material has been been updated as of January 2018. Back in early August, I attended a local Hiroshima Remembrance Day program.  The … Continue reading →

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The story of Chang Hsueh-liang (Zhang Xueliang)

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Mike

Originally posted 16 Aug 2007 on greeklish.org Last week, I was doing a bit of tidying in my home library and I came across a big stack of copies of The Economist  from late 2001 and 2002.  I had a … Continue reading →

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