Tag Archives: war

Kalev ‘s Anti-Blog: Words Fail

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Kalev Pehme

By Kalev Pehme In an essay on Thucydides, Leo Strauss writes: “Wisdom cannot be show by being spoken of. How then can it be shown at all? Wisdom is the highest form of the life of man. How can the … Continue reading →

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Kalev’s Anti-Blog: The American Military is a Teaching Machine

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Kalev Pehme

George W’s failure in Iraq and Afghanistan was owing to the fact that he doesn’t know anything about education, not being educated himself. While he took a very Wilsonian approach to spreading democracy, he didn’t understand that the American military … Continue reading →

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Kalev’s Anti-Blog: Jihad and Peace

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Kalev Pehme

If war is natural to man, then it must have a metaphysical basis. Leo Strauss writes of Thucydides: “Human life moves between the poles of war and peace, or barbarism and Greekness, and of deed and speech. But this relationship … Continue reading →

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