https://freerepublic.com/tag/frenchphilosopher/ en-us Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:01:58 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4384019/posts On Monday, Atlantic Magazine published a story that could have served as a script outline for an SCTV skit. In fact, it even sounded like a parody to the author of the piece, Gal Beckerman, since he admitted the absurdity his own premise, "The Theory That Explains Trump’s UFC Fight.""I am aware that bringing a French structuralist to a cage fight borders on self-parody."And Beckerman certainly does sound like he is writing parody by trying to explain the perceived meaning behind the UFC 250 fights at the White House on Sunday night by citing a philosopher. Newsbusters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4384019/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:01:58 GMT