Democratic Vistas
George JensenA berserker's guide to American politics and culture.
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Foucault’s Approach to History
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Few philosophers transform our thinking like Nietzsche and Foucault. This is not surprising. They are working out of the same tradition and employing the same methodology. Or, to be more precise, Foucault...
Original Sin: A Short History of Our Now
This is the second post in a series that will explore the connection between original sin and our current politics. I will draw on the work of Michel Foucault to develop the concept of original sin as a constellation of seemingly contradi...
American Politics and Original Sin
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This is the first post in a series that will explore the connection between original sin and our current politics. I will draw on the work of Michel Foucault to develop the concept of original sin as a...
Montaigne, Habits, and Habituation
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This is Part 32 of an extended commentary on Montaigne’s “Of Experience,” an essay that helped to establish the genre of the personal essay. Montaigne and the personal essay show us how to study the self and find ways to lead a ful...
Is Israel Our Only Remaining Ally?
War with Iran
At a press conference on the morning of March 2, 2026, two days after Israel and the United States began attacks on Iran, Pete Hegseth (Secretary of Defense—or War, I guess he’s earned that title) praised Israel, our only all...
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George Jensen is a Professor Emeritus, Department of Rhetoric and Writing, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He has published articles and books on a wide range of topics, most recently on the ethics of nonfiction.
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