This was previously published as an "Outside the Modern Limits" newsletter. I normally don't send them again as a Substack newsletter, but I did this time because I edited almost every sentence and added a bunch of footnotes. It's the same product, but entirely different (smile).
H.L. Mencken made a handsome living by repurposing his writings. I'm just hoping not to irritate my hundred or so newsletter patrons.
Satire Can Save Us from the Left Hemisphere’s Tyranny
Moderns Latch onto Abstractions with a G.I. Joe Kung Fu Grip. It’s a Breeding Ground for Satire.
Eric Scheske
