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Ideology v. Art. Make Art Not War.
From the Wisdom of Crowds: The novelist Phil Klay came on Wisdom of Crowds back…
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
Humanitarian Disaster
by Laurence Peterson at 3 Quarks Daily: I do not specifically remember when I lost…
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.
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…
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.
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…
Virtual Reality Reboots History
Charles T. Rubin in The New Atlantis: Because of this renewed sense of urgency to…
Do Rich Countries Keep Poor Countries Poor?
From Unlearning Economics Live: Dr Ingrid Kvangraven, a senior lecturer in International Development at King’s…
‘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…
The Universe Suddenly Hates Satire
by Erik Hoel at The Intrinsic Perspective: There’s a saying on the internet: “The most…
Charles Darwin the Geologist
by Robert Muir-Wood at OUP: Who was Charles Darwin the geologist? Was he a nephew,…