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My Link Policy

In case you missed it, this is my policy with regard to putting your web link on TDE:

If you're a blog and you link to me, I'll link to you, unless your site is disagreeable. Just e-mail me and let me know that you're linking to me, I'll check out your site, and then add you.

These are non-blog links that I hold in high regard. You can ask that I add your site here, but I won't, unless I visit your site regularly and thoroughly enjoy it. A link in this section is a strong endorsement.

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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