The Nightstand
Anarchism, Libertarianism, or Agrarianism: The Life and Work of James C. Scott (1936-2024)
Scott was a scholar of reciprocity, collaboration, and a kind of stubborn agrarianism that is the opposite of romantic and a requisite of real, existing democracy. Let him rest in peace.
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Lectors at the Lectern
I moved on, but I realized in that moment that I hadn’t adequately answered the student’s question
America’s Failure to Achieve Posture Perfection
Determining the exact role of posture is impossible, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t important for general human health.
The Black Intellectual Tradition: A Review
may they receive the many gifts the black intellectual tradition has to offer
Contemplation in Action: Booth Tarkington and the Art of Business
Tarkington hopes that more Americans will choose to trek that path of fruitful tension in this fragmented world, however difficult it may prove.
Muses of A Fire: An Interview with Paul Krause
It seems that true love has been forgotten.
In Praise of Communitarian-not Corporate-Baseball
As Kauffman tells Bardenwerper, perhaps being cut loose from MLB will turn out to be a blessing.
Freedom and Friendliness in Byung-Chul Han: A Critical Introduction
Why does our relationship with technology seem so unhealthy?
What a Victorian Novel Teaches Us about Friendship and Civil Order
America has a crisis of friendship
Tolkien, Philosopher of War
Tolkien offers a cautious approval of brutalist buildings and a full-throated one of trees.
Between Spirituality and Literature
The resulting work is by turns wise and questioning, witty and candid, self-effacing and impassioned.
Watching the Tide Come In
You’re forgiven, your future right here, given for you.
Let us Converse Together (Without Our Phones)
Bilbro’s book is a careful study through profound literary texts about how we live in a world that has no patience for careful study through profound literary texts.
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