Why Britons Fell in Love With Suburban Life
Michael Gilson in Aeon Magazine: The Smiths had arrived on the Downham Estate, one of eventually 13 ‘cottage estates’ built by the London County Council in the interwar years as
Ideology v. Art. Make Art Not War.
From the Wisdom of Crowds: The novelist Phil Klay came on Wisdom of Crowds back in June to talk about morality and war. This month, he’s taken on art and
British Historian Richard J. Evans on Today’s Authoritarian Leaders, and His New Book, Hitler’s People
Historian Richard J. Evans discusses his new book with Jim Kelly, explaining why top Nazis came from the middle class, whether a new Hitler is possible, and his love for Babylon Berlin … Continue readingBritish Historian Richard J. Evans on Today’s Authoritarian Leaders, and His New Book, Hitler’s People
Humanitarian Disaster
by Laurence Peterson at 3 Quarks Daily: I do not specifically remember when I lost my you-know-what about the way the word “humanitarian” is being tossed around these days. Possibly
The Battle Over Institutions: A Challenge to Democracy’s Infrastructure
At its heart, this crisis is about trust. As the political scientist Francis Fukuyama has argued, “Belief in the corruptibility of all institutions leads to the dead end of universal distrust. … Continue readingThe Battle Over Institutions: A Challenge to Democracy’s Infrastructure
The Great Reset: Which Countries Are Not a Part of It?
Nomad Capitalist on the YouTube: “Go where you are treated best”. The Great Reset Initiative is an economic recovery plan drawn up by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in response
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Who Do They Think They Are? When Extraordinary Writers Prove Fallible
The reader-writer relationship is a contract of sorts. But because the terms are not written down, there is much room in that contract for misinterpretation. … Continue readingWho Do They Think They Are? When Extraordinary Writers Prove Fallible
Yes, You Do Have to Tolerate the Intolerant
It has become fashionable to invoke Karl Popper’s “paradox of tolerance” to justify restrictions on free speech. That’s just plain wrong… … Continue readingYes, You Do Have to Tolerate the Intolerant
Virtual Reality Reboots History
Charles T. Rubin in The New Atlantis: Because of this renewed sense of urgency to deal with the philosophical and political underpinnings of the technological future, it is well worth
Do Rich Countries Keep Poor Countries Poor?
From Unlearning Economics Live: Dr Ingrid Kvangraven, a senior lecturer in International Development at King’s College London. Ingrid specializing in dependency theory, a branch of scholarship that emphases that poorer
‘Nobody Knows What I Know’: How a Loyal RSS Member Abandoned Hindu Nationalism
Rahul Bhatia in The Guardian: Running a finger over a row of books in a Delhi library one afternoon, I stopped at a title that promised danger. The stacks were
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The Universe Suddenly Hates Satire
by Erik Hoel at The Intrinsic Perspective: There’s a saying on the internet: “The most entertaining outcome is the most likely.” People like to say this saying. Here’s Elon Musk