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The Tao Erupts in Silicon Valley

The Tao Erupts in Silicon Valley

The New Atlantis recently published a great piece about how tech people are leaving the Rationalist religion for spiritual stuff. It's a must-read . . . well, for me, anyway. It is exactly the kind of thing I'm writing about in Part III of Existence Strikes Back: The Tao

Everything Suddenly Comes Together for the Young G.K. Chesterton

Everything Suddenly Comes Together for the Young G.K. Chesterton

"I had found this hole in the world: the fact that one must somehow find a way of loving the world without trusting it; somehow one must love the world without being worldly. I found this projecting feature of Christian theology, like a sort of hard spike, the dogmatic

Live Like Hobbits

Live Like Hobbits

That's apparently the advice in a new book, "The Reactionary Mind," by Michael Warren Davis. It seems to me that Foucault's "counter-conduct" is becoming the number one obsession today, at least among people who think about . . . or at least feel . . . the left-hemisphere&

Propaganda

Propaganda

It's easy to spot propaganda you disagree with. It's not so easy to spot propaganda you agree with. And if you think you're subject to propaganda, you're deluding yourself. Unregistered 149: Mark Crispin Miller — Thaddeus RussellI spoke with Mark Crispin Miller, a

Persian Tolerance Resulted in Alexander the Great

Persian Tolerance Resulted in Alexander the Great

The Persian Empire, compared to its contemporary empires, was extremely tolerant of conquered territories. It allowed states who submitted to retain their current governance as long as appropriate tribute was passed up to the King. This lax arrangement allowed Macedonia to grow in power mostly undisturbed, eventually giving rise to

Neutrality Isn't Allowed

Neutrality Isn't Allowed

Huberman is a non-member of that non-group, The Intellectual Dark Web. He runs with Rogan and the like. He, therefore, is outside the Establishment and, therefore, an enemy, even though I've never discerned a political position in the many hours I've listened to him. But that&

Huberman Attack

Huberman Attack

I struggled about whether to post this story. I really like the Huberman podcast and this reporter wrote this story to show (by implication) that Huberman is a fake because he has demons . . . including a big libido. The thing is, I've always figured Huberman must have pretty serious

Belt Mag

Belt Mag

There's a new magazine: Belt Magazine. The introductory editorial is here. I subscribed (the free subscription) for a few reasons. First, I live in the rust belt. Two, my interest in localism. Three, I'm fascinated that the first paragraph ranks the "rustiest" states (per

Poetic Language isn't Modern Language . . . for a Reason

Poetic Language isn't Modern Language . . . for a Reason

💡A side benefit of this essay: It succinctly states what makes poetry different from other forms of writing: Poetry is concerned primarily with creating images that delight us with their economy and elegance. The Integrity of PoetryMicah Mattix at First ThingsThe Daily EudemonTDE Michael Oakeshott maintains that the intellectual life

Shatter Zones and Jellyfish Tribes

Shatter Zones and Jellyfish Tribes

A fellow-Generation X'er channels my thoughts almost precisely. The first third of this must-read essay recounts the problem. The last two-thirds offers a possible response ("shatter zones" and "jellyfish tribes") to the black hole State that sucks in everything near it. Kingsnorth's