Contrary to much popular opinion, the Enlightenment did not create a single path forward for humanity, let alone one frozen in amber for perpetuity. The insidious error of Hegel and Marx was the conceit of a linear history, and those who believe that liberalism is the...
Mostly a review of Schumpeter’s magnum opus, with a sprinkling of biography, opinion and snark.
Robert Nisbet was an interesting thinker. The first book of his that I read was History of the Idea of Progress. I just finished Twilight of Authority (with a slight treatment over on substack), and I want to expand on what I got out of the book - mostly from his...
Tackling the Genealogy of Morality and finding it wanting against the standards Nietzsche has created for himself.
My first take on synthesizing/integrating some of Nietzsche’s thoughts.
Here Nietzsche explores how two different kinds of man misdirect their responses to their own suffering.
Looking at some criticism from the late 19th century that could be easily updated (with little change of thrust) for our own contemporary higher educational system.
Cracking open an enigma (and naturally, great thinkers have great facial hair).
The art theme of Burning Man ’23 was Animalia. Yes, there were furries. And there was art about animals, with one particular piece of interest to Glibs.
I expect that with my retirement I will have less and less interest ever writing about my former work. But right at this moment, before the scars fade, I have a few things to say.
Ponderings.
Going deep – whether that is in thought or up my own ass, will be for you dear reader to decide. The Rousseau piece got me thinking about our most fundamental human aspects, and this is sketching out those thoughts.
Doesn’t seem such a punchable face.
Thoughts that have been rattling around my head but don’t necessarily constitute a full article on their own.
An exposition on a disputation between Juris Imprudent and kbolino as to the nature of institutional decadence in America. If I have poorly characterized kbolino’s position (giving great weight to Gramsci), the fault is all mine.
The death of the republic and birth of the empire.
We all know the apocryphal quote attributed to Franklin. And we wouldn’t disagree that the republic that was intended no longer exists. The debate is all on when (and how) it ended.
This is not what you were expecting.
A tipping point is reached.
Things are about to get… a little more complicated.
Combat has been described as ninety percent boredom and ten percent sheer terror.
Protagonist and anti-protagonist meet. Which is which?
Things get bad, and then things get worse.
Smart people know to worry when things get quiet.
The frustration…