Every society worships something…
It is a great time to be creative and adventurous, and a tough time to be a risk-averse localist. That has left many Americans, and many people around the world...
Author: Kevin Holtsberry
The Future of Collected Miscellany
The Future of Collected Miscellany – I posted about my plans for my long running, but nearly dead, book blog today.
Our “unprecedented” times
For many Americans, these are “unprecedented times” because the times are often better than we realize. For those who found this year startling and surprising, ...
The Coronavirus and the Right’s Scientific Counterrevolution
Long and fascinating article on the pandemic and the Right. Two sections stood out to me. First, communication and expertise: The problem is not mainly that the...
The Paradoxical Relevance of Durkheim to Our Time
The relevance of Durkheim’s arguments about the collective consciousness to our current moment is that wokeness and Trumpist populism alike are promoted and sus...