TWE

We'll Put It In an Albert Jay Nock Book

While walking through the public library's IRS Tax Information Resources Center yesterday, Eric Scheske noticed that the IRS now provides taxpayers with free bookmarks. They contain happy faces and information about the IRS. Criminy, who'd want that as a bookmark? Opening a book is a relaxing moment, hardly the time to get worked up. Maybe we'll put it with our collection of bookmarks that feature serial killers, flu pandemic studies, stock market crash predictions, and "Hillary 2008" promotions.

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

Read next