Topics history #206: The Importance of Being Political by Philipp Kneis January 18, 2023 culture #205: If You Want Peace: Why We Must Help Ukraine by Philipp Kneis January 16, 2023 culture #204: Poem: Путин, идиот (Putin, You Idiot) by Philipp Kneis December 28, 2022 culture #203: The Puzzling Resistance Against Anti-Racism by Philipp Kneis December 27, 2022 culture #202: Fear Not: Why We Need to be Optimistic About the Future by Philipp Kneis December 27, 2022 culture #201: Adventures in Artificial Intelligence: An Evening with ChatGBT by Philipp Kneis December 11, 2022 musings #200: The Nature Around Us by Philipp Kneis December 10, 2022 culture #199: Why Positionality Matters by Philipp Kneis December 6, 2022 culture #198: LGBTQ Rights are Human Rights by Philipp Kneis November 21, 2022 culture #197: We Have Good Reasons for Hope by Philipp Kneis November 8, 2022 poetry #196: Poem: I Need to Believe by Philipp Kneis October 9, 2022 history #195: Fake “Referenda” Prove that Putin Doesn’t Want to Negotiate by Philipp Kneis September 25, 2022 personal #194: No, the Pandemic is Not Yet Over by Philipp Kneis September 19, 2022 history #193: De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bene: We Owe Respect to the Dead by Philipp Kneis September 10, 2022 politics #192: Biden Needs to Unite, not Demonize: In a Democracy, the “Other Side” Is Not the Enemy by Philipp Kneis September 4, 2022 history #191: Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev by Philipp Kneis August 30, 2022 history #190: On the Ability of Russians to Suffer their Government by Philipp Kneis August 27, 2022 culture #189: Soviet Monuments Need To Go by Philipp Kneis August 27, 2022 culture #188: What Is “The West” Today? From “Civilization” to Cooperation by Philipp Kneis August 27, 2022 culture #187: Words Are Not Violence by Philipp Kneis August 17, 2022 culture #186: Salman Rushdie and the Case for Free Speech by Philipp Kneis August 17, 2022 poetry #185: Poem: Sometimes, There’s Nothing To Say by Philipp Kneis August 14, 2022 politics #184: Anecdotal Thinking, Science, Religion, and Policy by Philipp Kneis August 11, 2022 history #183: What Are Russians Thinking? by Philipp Kneis July 31, 2022 life #182: Reflections on Identity, Purpose, and the Active Life by Philipp Kneis July 31, 2022 culture #181: Are We too Stupid for the Internet? by Philipp Kneis July 30, 2022 politics #180: Let Biden Be Biden by Philipp Kneis July 26, 2022 culture #179: Ecce Homo: Wokeness Beyond Caricatures by Philipp Kneis July 20, 2022 history #178: Russia Deserves Better by Philipp Kneis July 14, 2022 media #177: Thinking Beyond Caricatures by Philipp Kneis July 11, 2022 history #176: Get Brexit Undone by Philipp Kneis July 9, 2022 politics #175: The Metaverse Is Not The Solution by Philipp Kneis July 9, 2022 nature #174: Climate Change Can Only Be Countered With Technological Innovation by Philipp Kneis July 9, 2022 history #173: Putin and Lavrov Demonstrate the Weakness of Today’s Russia by Philipp Kneis July 9, 2022 poetry #172: Poem: The Fleeting Self by Philipp Kneis July 5, 2022 life #171: Writing as Witnessing by Philipp Kneis June 22, 2022 history #170: Sanctions Against Russia Are Working – And Need to Be Even Stronger by Philipp Kneis June 21, 2022 politics #169: What Russia Claims to Want Is Irrelevant Now by Philipp Kneis June 7, 2022 politics #168: Why Must Ukraine Win? by Philipp Kneis June 6, 2022 religion #167: The Pseudo-Problem of Theodicy and the Nature of Divinity by Philipp Kneis June 5, 2022 history #166: Reflections on Memorial Day by Philipp Kneis May 31, 2022 history #165: Realpolitik Is About Appeasing Power, not Reality or Morality by Philipp Kneis May 26, 2022 life #164: The Answer to Death is Life by Philipp Kneis May 25, 2022 history #163: Putin’s Russia Celebrates Its Own Fascism by Philipp Kneis May 8, 2022 culture #162: Seize the Day by Philipp Kneis May 2, 2022 culture #161: Poem: We All by Philipp Kneis April 28, 2022 music µ09: Erratic Attempts YouTube Channel by Philipp Kneis April 23, 2022 history #160: Victim Blaming Par Excellence: Russia Complains About Those Helping Ukraine by Philipp Kneis April 21, 2022 culture #159: Stop the Ukrainian Genocide by Philipp Kneis April 6, 2022 culture µ08: Will Smith Apologized; Let It Go by Philipp Kneis April 4, 2022 history #158: Russia’s Entire “Special Operation” Is a War Crime by Philipp Kneis March 18, 2022 history #157: Liars Lie. Stop Believing Putin and Lavrov by Philipp Kneis March 17, 2022 culture #156: Politics, Arts and Sports: Some Erratic Reflections by Philipp Kneis March 17, 2022 politics #155: Dear Russia: Make It Stop by Philipp Kneis March 12, 2022 history #154: Against Putin: Yes. Against Russia: No. by Philipp Kneis March 7, 2022 history #153: The Monstrosity of Vladimir Putin: We Have Learned Nothing From History by Philipp Kneis March 4, 2022 history #152: Democracy vs. Tyranny, or: How Does It Feel to Live in a Dictatorship? by Philipp Kneis March 2, 2022 history #151: Putin Is a Fascist per Definition by Philipp Kneis March 2, 2022 poetry #150: Poem: Nunc Est by Philipp Kneis March 1, 2022 history #149: As Putin Is Orchestrating to Commit Genocide… by Philipp Kneis March 1, 2022 history #148: Putin Does Not Care About Russia. It’s a Russian Leader’s Tradition by Philipp Kneis February 28, 2022 culture #147: Why Should We Care About Ukraine? A Pragmatic Answer by Philipp Kneis February 27, 2022 history #146: The Fall of the Soviet Union Was the Greatest Event of the Late 20th Century by Philipp Kneis February 27, 2022 history #145: Putin Has Never Been Threatened By NATO by Philipp Kneis February 27, 2022 history #144: Putin’s War Against Ukraine Is a War Against All of Us by Philipp Kneis February 24, 2022 history #143: The Madness of the Czar: Putin’s Incoherent Speech by Philipp Kneis February 22, 2022 media #142: Oh, Canada… by Philipp Kneis February 22, 2022 culture #141: Is Wearing a Star of David Labeled “Unvaccinated” Anti-Semitic? by Philipp Kneis February 20, 2022 politics #140: We Need Vaccine Mandates After All by Philipp Kneis February 19, 2022 culture #139: Nature Demands Humility: Lessons from Jurassic Park World by Philipp Kneis February 14, 2022 history #138: The West Is not Weak, But It Has Lacked Commitment by Philipp Kneis February 14, 2022 musings #137: Live Every Day in Love by Philipp Kneis February 8, 2022 history #136: Is Putin the Aggressor? by Philipp Kneis February 5, 2022 musings #135: Conspiracy Belief, Science, Ego and Humility by Philipp Kneis February 3, 2022 culture #134: If People Apologize for Their Mistake, They Should Not Be Cancelled by Philipp Kneis February 3, 2022 culture #133: Am I Really Not Paying Attention If I Am Not Outraged? by Philipp Kneis January 31, 2022 culture #132: My Tablet Told Me to Try a Bedtime Alarm to Get More Sleep by Philipp Kneis January 27, 2022 culture #131: Please Stop this Fascination with End-Times Rhetoric by Philipp Kneis January 26, 2022 history #130: German Hypocrisy: How to Claim to be a Moral Leader While Acting like an International Free-Loader. A Polemic by Philipp Kneis January 25, 2022 life #129: Pets Teach Empathy and How to Live by Philipp Kneis January 20, 2022 culture #128: Russia Is Part of the West by Philipp Kneis January 19, 2022 culture #127: We Cannot Overcome Racism If We Talk About “Race” all the Time by Philipp Kneis January 18, 2022 history #126: NATO Is Not Threatening Russia, and Putin Knows It. Some Thoughts on Solutions. by Philipp Kneis January 17, 2022 politics #125: Eliminating the Filibuster Is Political Stupidity by Philipp Kneis January 15, 2022 life #124: Happy New Year 2022! by Philipp Kneis January 6, 2022 culture #123: Poem: Pretend We by Philipp Kneis December 31, 2021 life #122: Only a Zero Covid Strategy Will Bring Success by Philipp Kneis December 15, 2021 culture #121: Outrage Is Not a Successful Communication Strategy by Philipp Kneis November 28, 2021 politics #120: Differential Treatment of Vaccination Opponents Is not Discrimination by Philipp Kneis November 25, 2021 politics #119: Thoughts on Covid Vaccine Mandates by Philipp Kneis November 25, 2021 musings µ07: Can Cats Have Restless Tail Syndrome? by Philipp Kneis November 23, 2021 life µ06: We Are Ignoring Covid Again by Philipp Kneis November 12, 2021 media #118: The Voter is Always Right: The Meaning of Democracy by Philipp Kneis November 7, 2021 media #117: It’s Not About Trump. It’s About the Issues by Philipp Kneis November 4, 2021 nature Photos: Finley Wildlife Reserve, OR by Philipp Kneis October 17, 2021 nature #116: Religion Is Trust in the Universe by Philipp Kneis October 7, 2021 musings #115: Are We Anthropomorphizing Human Beings? by Philipp Kneis October 4, 2021 life #114: Be Quiet Sometimes by Philipp Kneis September 27, 2021 culture #113: The Protagonist Trap: Why Bond Cannot be “Woke” by Philipp Kneis September 26, 2021 life #112: The Normality of Not Knowing by Philipp Kneis September 15, 2021 Erratic Attempts Topical Index, since 2014 Culture Media Music Poetry TV History Life Musings Personal Politics Tag: Brexit Tag: Conspiracy Theories Tag: Coronavirus Tag: Democracy Tag: Europe Tag: Freedom Tag: Free Speech Tag: Globalization Tag: Ethnicity, Race & Racism Tag: Ukraine and Russia Tag: Utopia Religion Science Diary Topical Threads, 1998-2014 Politics Iraq Israel/Palestine Terror Domestic Politics: US Domestic Politics: Germany Yugoslavia Other Personal States of Mind / Crises Death Religion Random Thoughts Art History Nature Time Various Writing Concerning this Web Site Writing in General Share this:EmailMoreSkypeWhatsAppRedditLinkedInFacebookTumblrTwitterLike this:Like Loading...
culture #202: Fear Not: Why We Need to be Optimistic About the Future by Philipp Kneis December 27, 2022
culture #201: Adventures in Artificial Intelligence: An Evening with ChatGBT by Philipp Kneis December 11, 2022
history #195: Fake “Referenda” Prove that Putin Doesn’t Want to Negotiate by Philipp Kneis September 25, 2022
history #193: De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bene: We Owe Respect to the Dead by Philipp Kneis September 10, 2022
politics #192: Biden Needs to Unite, not Demonize: In a Democracy, the “Other Side” Is Not the Enemy by Philipp Kneis September 4, 2022
culture #188: What Is “The West” Today? From “Civilization” to Cooperation by Philipp Kneis August 27, 2022
nature #174: Climate Change Can Only Be Countered With Technological Innovation by Philipp Kneis July 9, 2022
history #173: Putin and Lavrov Demonstrate the Weakness of Today’s Russia by Philipp Kneis July 9, 2022
history #170: Sanctions Against Russia Are Working – And Need to Be Even Stronger by Philipp Kneis June 21, 2022
religion #167: The Pseudo-Problem of Theodicy and the Nature of Divinity by Philipp Kneis June 5, 2022
history #165: Realpolitik Is About Appeasing Power, not Reality or Morality by Philipp Kneis May 26, 2022
history #160: Victim Blaming Par Excellence: Russia Complains About Those Helping Ukraine by Philipp Kneis April 21, 2022
history #153: The Monstrosity of Vladimir Putin: We Have Learned Nothing From History by Philipp Kneis March 4, 2022
history #152: Democracy vs. Tyranny, or: How Does It Feel to Live in a Dictatorship? by Philipp Kneis March 2, 2022
history #148: Putin Does Not Care About Russia. It’s a Russian Leader’s Tradition by Philipp Kneis February 28, 2022
culture #147: Why Should We Care About Ukraine? A Pragmatic Answer by Philipp Kneis February 27, 2022
history #146: The Fall of the Soviet Union Was the Greatest Event of the Late 20th Century by Philipp Kneis February 27, 2022
history #144: Putin’s War Against Ukraine Is a War Against All of Us by Philipp Kneis February 24, 2022
culture #141: Is Wearing a Star of David Labeled “Unvaccinated” Anti-Semitic? by Philipp Kneis February 20, 2022
culture #139: Nature Demands Humility: Lessons from Jurassic Park World by Philipp Kneis February 14, 2022
culture #134: If People Apologize for Their Mistake, They Should Not Be Cancelled by Philipp Kneis February 3, 2022
culture #133: Am I Really Not Paying Attention If I Am Not Outraged? by Philipp Kneis January 31, 2022
culture #132: My Tablet Told Me to Try a Bedtime Alarm to Get More Sleep by Philipp Kneis January 27, 2022
history #130: German Hypocrisy: How to Claim to be a Moral Leader While Acting like an International Free-Loader. A Polemic by Philipp Kneis January 25, 2022
culture #127: We Cannot Overcome Racism If We Talk About “Race” all the Time by Philipp Kneis January 18, 2022
history #126: NATO Is Not Threatening Russia, and Putin Knows It. Some Thoughts on Solutions. by Philipp Kneis January 17, 2022
politics #120: Differential Treatment of Vaccination Opponents Is not Discrimination by Philipp Kneis November 25, 2021
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