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Eric Scheske

The Left Hemisphere Ruins Literature

The Left Hemisphere Ruins Literature

D.H. Lawrence might have had the John Thomas of a degenerate, but he had the soul of an artist. I guess it’s no surprise. His father was an illiterate, hard-drinking coal miner. His mother was educated and refined. It made him earthy but reflective. He appreciated cutting-edge ideas

History of Western Civilization in Just Five Minutes

History of Western Civilization in Just Five Minutes

My first Substack project. It might take ten minutes, btw.

Preparing for Catholicism's Preeminent Role in the West after Democracy Collapses?

Preparing for Catholicism's Preeminent Role in the West after Democracy Collapses?

Kevin Vallier's analysis of Patrick Deneen's newfound Statism in this podcast episode is really interesting. Deneen wrote Why Liberalism Failed. It got a lot of press, especially after Obama included it on his 2018 reading list. Obama liked his insights but disagreed with Deneen's

Thomas Sowell's Hemispheres

Thomas Sowell's Hemispheres

My first attempt to flush out the phenom that is Thomas Sowell

Celebrating the Overlooked

Celebrating the Overlooked

I appreciate any effort to rescue the neglected noble: those little things that are good but nobody notices. It could be a person, it could be a garden.

The Dorothy Parker and Florence King Reincarnate

The Dorothy Parker and Florence King Reincarnate

But she's going on maternity leave

The Anti-Drinking Campaign Picks Up Steam

The Anti-Drinking Campaign Picks Up Steam

Excerpts from two recent articles

Cells of Peace

Cells of Peace

I keep a handful of books on my Kindle that I read from sporadically. These aren't books that I dive into, but rather books that I read at odd moments when I don't feel like reading anything else. One of them is E. Michael Jones'

"No Amount of Alcohol is Good for You--That Much is Clear"

"No Amount of Alcohol is Good for You--That Much is Clear"

The idea that moderate drinking is healthy has been debunked . . . currently