Eric Scheske

Stoicism The Stoics did not have the benefit of Christian revelation. Stoicism has been called the “porch” of Christianity. Its resignation and detachment take a person to the threshold of Christianity, but don't take him all the way into the house. Although the Stoics taught belief in a

From the Notebooks Black magic increased during the late middle ages, and not just in the imaginative zeal of inquisitors. "There is ample evidence that witch beliefs and practices did exist and that [the social pressures of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries] worked to increase the actual level of

Miscellaneous Rambling Things have been a whirlwind since returning from Miami. I was able to produce the podcast, which you can listen to here [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/the-weekly-eudemon/2019/3/1/episode-24-miami-the-historical-buildup-to-akempis-and-miami-beach] or below, but the Show Notes are pretty lame: > The Imitation of Christ. What do I

The filming scene of the famous hotel chainsaw scene in Scarface is now a CVS: > pic.twitter.com/usWwvc8Zpd [https://t.co/usWwvc8Zpd] > — The Weekly Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) February 25, 2019 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/1100078685401612290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] > pic.twitter.com/4olKIMezsL [https://t.co/

BYCU: Mojito Man Welcome to March. That's a reason for a celebratory drink or two. Of course, we have record lows coming in a few days . . . Whew. Miami was tough on Mr. Liver: mojitos and gin and tonics. I've been detoxing all week. I haven'

Look Homeward, America, Bill Kauffman. ISI Books, 2006. Strong, deep, readable, desperate, fun. All those adjectives–even those that trip over one another–fit this book. It's such a good book, it made me want to quit writing. “If someone like Kauffman, with his erudition and talent, isn&

> When political correct ideology trumps reason and seeps into our culture you end up with silly headlines like this. The fact is, regardless of my opinion about my biological gender, age, ethnicity, family lineage, personal history, etc...they simply are what they are. https://t.co/o1PWAMnR8p > — Fr.

Miami Rambling Before I do the Miami rambling, please note that I was able to get a podcast episode into the pipeline before I left. You can listen to it below. You can find the show notes here [https://www.eudemonpodcast.com/blog/2019/2/17/episode-23-dumplin-defecating-in-public-seinfeld-and-entertainment-in-the-abyss] . Miami is pretty