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Nassim Taleb's Assault on the Left Hemisphere's Pretensions: Samples
A work-in-process
Magic in Everyday Renaissance Europe
Laura Miller at Slate
Black Magic and Scientism
Magic has fascinated me since I learned that the high watermark of magic was the Renaissance. The cutting-edge Renaissance thinkers were magicians. Magic and science were intertwined, its practitioners flitting between the two practices (arts) in their attempt to understand and, ultimately, control/manipulate the world, unaware that they are
Why Gardening Matters
Do You Like Being a Chump?
Politicians are turning the United States into a nation of chumps. It won't end well.
In progressive circles, “justice” doesn't mean fairness or evenhandedness; it describes a world in which every problem is the fault of some entrenched power group. Therefore, every solution should involve both
If You Want to Write, Learn to Walk
"Now I’ve got you, you nihilist! Sitting on your arse is precisely the sin against the Holy Ghost. Only those thoughts that come in walking have any value." Nietzsche
Learn to Love Your Region
It might be the only effective answer to Leviathan . . . and it arguably saves lives
Socialist? Liberal? Conservative? Libertarian? Anarchist?
I'm none of those things. I'm a Subsidiarist. I believe in the Catholic bedrock of political philosophy, which holds the smallest units of government ought to handle
On Vermentino
Lettie Teague at the Wall Street Journal
Zuby's Twitter Thread: 20 Things I've Learned (Or Had Confirmed) About Humanity During The 'Pandemic'
The pandemic is over but the leader and expert's despicable response to it must not be forgotten, so herewith . . .