BERTRAND RUSSELL AND THE TRIANGLE (PODCAST)
He may or may not have said it, but Bertrand Russel’s riposte about not being a triangle has become famous. A reference in Parshat Eikev – said twice daily in the Shema prayer – offers the Jewish view on Russell’s alleged remark.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) In a letter dated November 1861, General George B. McClellan — newly appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as commander of the Union Army —... Read More