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Putin's distortion of Russian spirituality and authority

Putin's distortion of Russian spirituality and authority
sunday 30

The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

Perverted fundamentalists

Slavoj Zizek LJUBLJANA – The standard interpretation of the Russia-Ukraine war is that it is a “clash of cultures” pitting Western liberalism...

15.01.2025 10

The Korea Times

Slavoj Žižek

Fundamentalist Perverts

09.01.2025 40

Project Syndicate

Slavoj Žižek

What did we miss in Syria?

Slavoj Zizek LJUBLJANA – The downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria surprised even the opposition, led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s Hayat...

18.12.2024 7

The Korea Times

Slavoj Žižek

What Did We Miss in Syria?

LJUBLJANA – The downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria surprised even the opposition, led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,...

13.12.2024 5

Project Syndicate

Slavoj Žižek

Should nuclear weapons for Ukraine be on the table?

Following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New York,...

03.12.2024 3

The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

Should Ukraine have nuclear weapons?

LJUBLJANA – Following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New...

01.12.2024 5

The Korea Times

Slavoj Žižek

Should Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons?

LJUBLJANA – Following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US presidential election, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic congresswoman from New...

22.11.2024 10

Project Syndicate

Slavoj Žižek

Saving democracy from Itself

11.11.2024 3

The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

Saving democracy from itself

Slavoj Zizek LJUBLJANA – In Agatha Christie’s novel “The Hollow,” the eccentric Lucy Angkatell holds a dinner party for the Christows (John, a...

31.10.2024 2

The Korea Times

Slavoj Žižek

Saving democracy from itself

Slavoj Zizek LJUBLJANA – In Agatha Christie’s novel “The Hollow,” the eccentric Lucy Angkatell holds a dinner party for the Christows (John, a...

30.10.2024 3

The Korea Times

Slavoj Žižek

The dark reality of global capitalism and perpetual war

27.10.2024 2

The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

Saving Democracy from Itself

LJUBLJANA – In Agatha Christie’s novel The Hollow , the eccentric Lucy Angkatell holds a dinner party for the Christows (John, a famous doctor, and...

25.10.2024 10

Project Syndicate

Slavoj Žižek

Like in magic, Moscow is playing a game of distraction

I sometimes listen to podcasts about the secrets behind the best-known magic tricks (the three-shell game, mentalism, levitation), and after...

16.10.2024 3

The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

Nothing new on the Middle Eastern front

The title of this commentary, a twist on the title of Erich Maria Remarque’s famous 1929 novel about everyday life in the trenches of World War I,...

08.10.2024 2

The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

Nothing New on the Middle Eastern Front

LJUBLJANA – A twist on the title of Erich Maria Remarque’s famous 1929 novel about everyday life in the trenches of World War I seems fitting for...

07.10.2024 3

Project Syndicate

Slavoj Žižek

Global capitalism and perpetual war

Slavoj Zizek LJUBLJANA – When one looks for a figure who best represents the worst tendencies of our brutal age, the first names that come to mind...

07.10.2024 20

The Korea Times

Slavoj Žižek

Putin’s Ukraine Magic

LJUBLJANA – I sometimes listen to podcasts about the secrets behind the best-known magic tricks (the three-shell game, mentalism, levitation), and...

02.10.2024 4

Project Syndicate

Slavoj Žižek

Global Capitalism and Perpetual War

LJUBLJANA – When one looks for a figure who best represents the worst tendencies of our brutal age, the first names that come to mind include Yahya...

26.09.2024 8

Project Syndicate

Slavoj Žižek

The emancipatory meaning of the Paris Olympics

With the finale of the 2024 Paris Olympics upon us, two big cultural events of note this summer — the opening ceremony of the grand sporting event...

11.08.2024 3

The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek

The Emancipatory Meaning of the Paris Olympics’ Opening Ceremony

LJUBLJANA – Two big cultural events this summer, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, both...

06.08.2024 10

Project Syndicate

Slavoj Žižek

We Are All Biomass

LJUBLJANA – In a recent commentary, philosopher Michael Marder looks beyond the immediate horror of what is taking place in Gaza to consider the...

23.07.2024 2

Project Syndicate

Slavoj Žižek

Assange may be free, but are we?

I fought for years with and for Julian Assange. But upon hearing that he had regained his freedom, my first thought was that he was returning to a...

14.07.2024 1

The Japan Times

Slavoj Žižek