Tag Archives: Inquisition

Spinoza’s Eternal Wisdom

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OPINION By ENRIQUE KRAUZE What do the writings of Baruch Spinoza, a remote, 17th century Dutch philosopher of Dutch philosopher of Jewish Portuguese origins, have to say about the predicaments of the 21st century? A lot, because the fanaticisms that he faced alone in his time have multiplied in ours. The fanaticism of his times provoked religious wars; the current

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Portrait of Agustín de Iturbide, Mexico’s Other Great Liberator

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By RICARDO CASTILLO Happy Mexican Independence Bicentennial Anniversary! Sure, most Mexicans still consider Sept. 16, 1810, as the nation’s Independence Day, but in point of fact, the country really gained its sovereignty more than 11 years later. And so, Monday, Sept. 27, is the day that Mexico as an independent nation actually turns 200. For all practical and festooning purposes,

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