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Revenge of the Book Club

Some time ago, I abandoned the regular discussion of  selected books.  The reason should have been obvious.  The cause has disappeared, and we can resume.  Working on the second volume of Properties of Blood, I need to rewrite the chapters on revenge.  This is a good occasion for looking at the classic work of the English stage, The Avenger’s Tragedy….

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Heads Up!

All those who have read or are reading The Reign of Love are invited to take part in a discussion, perhaps chapter by chapter……

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Essay: Sade, the Prophet of Modernity

The greatest of the philosophes, the Marquis de Sade, took the Enlightenment to the ultimate conclusion.  God did not exist; religion and morality were invented to repress mankind; therefore, rape, torture, and multi-sexual orgies were all part of a program for liberating the human spirit from the shackles of Christianity.

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Putin’s War–A Few Caveats

I have been a Russophile since covering the Balkans in the mid-90’s as a journalist and news photographer. I appreciated the Russian volunteers who fought and died for Bosnian Serb sovereignty and UNPROFOR in Bosnia and East Slavonia.

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Help Wanted

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We are exploring the possibility of doing a few small events to launch Dr. Fleming’s latest book, The Reign of Love.  One of the events would certainly be in Rockford.  If you would like to assist in planning an event in your locale, please contact us at your earliest convenience.

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Choosing the Future

Nations make choices, usually unconsciously, though it is too late, when a later generation complains about their teeth being set on edge, to refuse to drink the cup of sour wine that was offered to their fathers.