Reflections on America in flames
The descent of the American Republic into one of the outer circles of hell is occurring…
K.T. McFarland’s Revolution in Tamerlane’s Shadow
Over the last week I have read the K.T. (Kathleen Troia) McFarland’s Revolution: Trump, Washington and…
Public Health Rulez, OK?
The psychology of power is enigmatic and poisonous, and it infects more than just the ruthless…
Poem: Lockdown
Lockdown If you can tell lies, you must stay home.If you can live your life, you…
Plague Notes
The stay-at-home urging continues, and we are all doing the responsible thing. Some order appears to…
The great seclusion
Michel Foucault’s history of madness describes the decrees of 1656 that confined the insane, the unemployed,…
The plague year
I have been following the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic since January, especially through the remarkable…
Degeneration
“A generation after the commissars left the scene, positive freedom is more difficult to attain, and…
An open letter to America
To the citizens, office-holders and advocates of the United States of America, Your republic is breaking….
Emmanuel Todd’s Lineages of Modernity
“Never have human groups of such a size been so rich, so old, so educated, so…