Elon Musk and the Politics of Trillionaire Fascism
Musk is not an exception to our time. He is the most visible symptom of a society in which cruelty is celebrated
Reason-Vision-Virtue
Thinking China Through “Ideography” – II
In that case, is “Chinese writing” truly inherently deconstructive? Certainly, if it is possible to relegate China to an “unconscious” topography, then
Not Western Civilization, but Shameless Barbarism
It is a disgrace to target children. It is a disgrace to steal. It is a disgrace to exploit. It is a
“And He Taught Adam All the Names”
Ernst Cassirer’s philosophical anthropology can not only facilitate an understanding of the “mixed discourse” inherent in the scientific nature of medicine and
Citrate Death Spiral
Michigan State University biologist Richard Lenski and collaborators have just published a terrific new paper in the journal eLife.[1] Anyone who wants to see
Close Encounter with the Jewish Elite in Hollywood
“To hear this sophisticated and dynamic public figure draw a connection between Jewish involvement in Hollywood and the current degradation of our
Until the Paper Itself Tears
We are witnessing an unprecedented historical inversion: a post-productive, hyper-financialised economy is attempting to finance the most capital-intensive technological transformation since electrification—not
A Good Life For The 99% Isn’t A Pipe Dream
A habitable, equal and prosperous 21st century is materially possible. The carbon budget allows it and history offers precedents at comparable scales:
Should we ditch the idea of three meals a day?
And how does one go about locating one’s “real sensuous” appetite and letting go of such deeply entrenched ideas of “good” and
God’s Laboratory: On Science in the Service of Myth
The Garden was never in Botswana. The question was never scientific. The methodology was sound. Only the premise was rotten — and
Human Life Is So Much Harder Than It Needs To Be
It can take some work to undo all the interior dysfunction and come to this level of clarity, but it’s not nearly