Coverage dated October 1, 2026

Gavin Newsom invoked Nietzsche. I thought of ‘Blazing Saddles.’

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Until recently, everything I knew about Friedrich Nietzsche came from two movies. “ The Abyss ” opens with his warning that when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes back . My other exposure came from “ Blazing Saddles.

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    Gavin Newsom invoked Nietzsche. I thought of ‘Blazing Saddles.’ (opens Conservative Review)

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    Until recently, everything I knew about Friedrich Nietzsche came from two movies. “ The Abyss ” opens with his warning that when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes back . My other exposure came from “ Blazing Saddles.

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