Christopher Lasch Appealed on the Left and the Right
By Christian Lorentzen at The Jacobin
Biography
Are Saints Sent at Specific Times for Specific Reasons?
Every so often, spiritual lightning sears across a culture's landscape. The example of St. Francis of Assisi immediately comes to mind. So does St. Antony. Their intense holiness was bright and powerful, and left an indelible mark on the earth.
We can't know for certain why
Rabelais
One of my favorite writers, Albert Jay Nock, was a huge Rabelais fan. He wrote two books about him. From the first:
It must be laid down once and for all, that the chief purpose of reading a classic like Rabelais is to prop and stay the spirit, especially in
Three Lesser-Known Figures in the Zen Tradition
All three emphasized the Tao side of Zen
Catholic Philosopher Elisabeth Anscombe was Wittgenstein’s Literary Executor
By Jennifer A. Frey at First Things
Iain McGilchrist, Per Chat GBT
It looks pretty accurate to me
Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
By Jude Russo at The Lamp
On “Edward Hopper’s New York” at the Whitney Museum of American Art
By James Panero at The New Criterion
Paul Johnson, 1928–2023
By Adrian Goldsworthy at The New Criterion
Dion: The Wanderer Has Never Left the Building
By Rafael Alvarez, at Village Voice