I offer some of my thoughts on the present insanity at The Everyman: In fact, we are wedded to the idea that any given problem is solvable, and that we – those fortunate enough to be born in the age of science and reason – do not have to put up with what our poor … Continue reading Everyman Corona Thoughts
I Cannot Now Unsee It
Some Thoughts on Authority
Lately my thoughts have been focused largely on the subject of authority, which I think is one of, if not the chief blindspot of the modern mind. As such, tackling it adequately would require a much larger post than I have time for tonight, but I wanted to present a few of the conclusions I've reached. … Continue reading Some Thoughts on Authority
Movies I Will Never Review: The Godfather I and II
My experience with the Godfather films is really a strange one for me. It is usually very easy for me to get invested in a story; any story. I may lose investment afterwards, but I tend to be easily drawn in. But these films left me utterly cold in a way that very few films ever have. The … Continue reading Movies I Will Never Review: The Godfather I and II
Repost: Heroes, Dark Heroes, and Antiheroes
Found this excellent post through a friend's blog, and I highly recommend it for an insightful summary of the progress of the past hundred years or so in storytelling. The key point, it seems to me, is this: There’s a reason humans innately love morally upright characters, and it’s because storytelling was originally a vehicle … Continue reading Repost: Heroes, Dark Heroes, and Antiheroes
The Syllabus of Errors: Illustrated
Gadsden Flag: Traditionlist Version
The Scorpion and the Frog: Modern Version
A frog was walking down the riverbank one day when he saw a scorpion sitting in front a pile of dead frogs. “What happened here?!” the frog exclaimed. “Oh, I’m trying to make the world a better place,” said the scorpion. “I want a world where everyone loves each other, no one is greedy or … Continue reading The Scorpion and the Frog: Modern Version
The Gods of Progress
Recently, I saw two classic films for the first time; Blade Runner and Network. I enjoyed both, but there was also something intensely sad about them. They both expressed such…hopelessness. They’re very much modern films, that is to say, films made from the perspective of a modernist / progressivist worldview, though a self-reflective one. Blade … Continue reading The Gods of Progress
An Important Video And Certain Questions
The following is a video that more people need to see. From the description: Prof. Dr. med. Sucharit Bhakdi, specialist in microbiology and infection epidemiology, headed the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene at the University of Mainz for 22 years. He wrote an open letter to the Chancellor with 5 questions that require immediate … Continue reading An Important Video And Certain Questions
Serpent's Den 