Tag Archives: Frank Ellis

Remembering Russia’s Vietnam

Remembering Russia’s Vietnam FRANK ELLIS remembers the tortuous Soviet attempt to subjugate Afghanistan Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89 Rodric Braithwaite, Profile Books, London, 2011 “This film is dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan” (Rambo III, 1988) Afgantsy is … Continue reading

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Phil Rushton remembered – guest article by Frank Ellis

Professor J. Philippe Rushton 1943-2012: May his memory be a blessing Consilio et animis Guest article by FRANK ELLIS There is a certain type of scientist, writer, philosopher and very rarely a politician for whom the pursuit of truth really … Continue reading

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Philofax

Philofax Supporters of Israel routinely call Israel’s critics anti-Semitic, as “historian” Karl Radl reminds us (Semitic Controversies, “The Insane Philo-Semitism of the Quarterly Review”, 11th January 2012). Radl thinks that the assignation anti-Semitic should be used more sparingly. For example, … Continue reading

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