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Eric Scheske

Pragmatism and the Saints

Pragmatism and the Saints

"Pragmatism" and "practicality" aren't the same things. When a person says, "I'm just being practical," he's probably being highly impractical. It normally means he's just thinking rationally: with the certitude of his left hemisphere, which excludes

How I Found Great Used Books . . . and a Dose of Grace

How I Found Great Used Books . . . and a Dose of Grace

Except for my garden, which is a blend of hobby and post-apocalyptic planning, I don’t have any hobbies. I have a lot of things I do occasionally, like travel, watch football, and drink at a bar. I also exercise and pray regularly. I don’t think the former rise

Six Challenging Assertions from D. H. Lawrence's Studies in Classic American Literature

Six Challenging Assertions from D. H. Lawrence's Studies in Classic American Literature

Highlightings of D. H. Lawrence's Studies in Classic American Literature

Sam Kriss: Drug Aficionado and Master Essayist

Sam Kriss: Drug Aficionado and Master Essayist

I don't know whether I'm impressed or appalled, and I can't tell if the writer is confessing or bragging. But boy, Sam Kriss, a "British writer and dilettante," has written the most enjoyable essay of the year. The agnostic Kriss ("[m]

Did Video Bring Us BLM, Riots, and COVID Hysteria?

Did Video Bring Us BLM, Riots, and COVID Hysteria?

A new essay about the Marshall McLuhan disciple, Neil Postman You like dead white guys? How about a dead white guy who was the disciple of a dead white guy? I do. I also like DWG Marshall McLuhan and his disciple, DWG Neil Postman, whose Amusing Ourselves to Death is

Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences by Diana Pasulka

Encounters: Experiences with Nonhuman Intelligences by Diana Pasulka

How to Rebel Against the New Barbarism

How to Rebel Against the New Barbarism

We might be entering a new Middle Ages. The Middle Ages were a contest between the Catholic Church and barbarism. The Church won. That's not what's happening in the new Middle Ages. Here's how to deal with the new barbarism. Russian mystic and philosopher

Fyodor, Flannery, and GoodFellas Reveal Something Ironic about Our Modern World

Fyodor, Flannery, and GoodFellas Reveal Something Ironic about Our Modern World

Essences become meaningless in both a perfect and marred world.

When Virtue Becomes Vice

When Virtue Becomes Vice

We can't pursue virtue without vice. Every pursuit of virtue, after all, requires us to strive to advance our happiness. Every such pursuit, in other words, is selfish, which is the root of all vice. It's a paradox. Paradox, The Hemispheres, and the TaoA basic tension