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Eric Scheske

A Micro History of the Holy Roman Empire

The HRE started when Charlemagne received the emperor crown from Pope Leo in 800 or when Otto got the crown from Pope John in 962. The HRE then went through twists and turns, up and downs, was controlled by the Hapsburg family starting in 1438, until it was dissolved under

A World Beyond Us: On Adam Kirsch’s “The Revolt Against Humanity”

THE REVOLT AGAINST HUMANITY: Imagining a Future Without Us (2023) belongs in a Columbia University series titled “Global Reports.” Reportage of the views of leading figures in “the revolt against humanity” indeed occupies many of its pages. But Adam Kirsch—best known as a poet and literary critic—does much

Patient Zero Found

Matt Taibbi at Substack

The Original Deep States

Wilfred McClay at the Claremont Review of Books

In Praise and Condemnation of Dogma

Tao Teh Ching, Chapter 2

The Metaphor: Transcendence-Tao-RH-LH

Our connection to reality is kind of like our connection to the Internet. The Internet Metaphor is marked in white. Transcendence: Internet Tao: Modem Right Hemisphere: Router Left Hemisphere: Devices that Let Us Enjoy the Internet Now look at modern culture's tendency to disconnect from The Reality Spectrum.

Kirk and Del Noce: Two Philosophers Connected through History

Carolina Riva Posse at University Bookman

Stop Trying to Make a "Good" Social Media Site

Erik Hoel at Intrinsic Perspective (Substack)

On Jacques Philippe

I bit the bullet and bought the entire Jacques Philippe Scepter Publishing collection. For years, I've eschewed contemporary spiritual writers. Mostly because I'm just arrogant. I figured that only the great ones can teach me anything, and you don't know who's great

BYCU

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