Tag Archives: Lenin

Lenin at Humboldt University

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Mike

A friend who frequently visits Berlin recently shared this photo, which he took while on a nighttime walk. Pictured here is a stained glass window from the law library at Humboldt University that features the image of Vladimir Lenin. According … Continue reading →

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An annotated look at Mike’s side of the bedroom

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Mike

If anyone ever needed proof that my wife is a saint, look no further than our bedroom. Over the course of the past several years, I’ve slowly built a motif on my side of the bed that can only be … 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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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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