Miscellaneous

Tuesday

Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly

Someone forgot to tell Taki not to talk ill of the dead. He has choice (possibly deserved) words for Lucian Freud . . . more>>

The Buggles to Jersey Shore: MTV turns 30 . . . more>>

Comparing medieval taxation to today's state, local, federal, property, excise, sales/use, income, sin tax schemes is boneheaded, but no matter . . . more>>

Why we need deep reading . . . more>>

Why I Don't Stay Informed

I'm glad the Establishment didn't succeed in destroying JRE during COVID. It’s pretty much the only way I stay informed to the extent I want to be informed. I agree with Nassim Taleb’s observation that there’s no reason to read the daily news,

Why Weak Fools Can Dominate

Exploring the fool in Christ and the fool in Antichrist. Ivan the Terrible v. Nicholas of Pskov. Nietzsche v. Everyone

Something Tells Me I’d Really Enjoy the Private Letters of Two Men I Didn’t Even Know Existed

It helps to be aware of one’s ignorance. That’s one reason I like to read Joseph Epstein, who wrote a delightful essay for the current issue of the new Catholic journal, The Lamp that brought my level of awareness to the brim. The topic? The letters of George

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