Yoga mats, brushed-steel kettles, Scandinavian armchairs, avocado slices, marble-top pastry tables — this peculiar subclass of objects, and the life that is organised around them, is the subject of Vincenzo Latronico’s novel Perfection (Fitzcarraldo). That life involves: working from home …
Donald Trump Was Right about Autism
Donald Trump Was Right about Autism
by Sinead Murphy at Brownstone Institute
‘Something’s wrong.’ So said Donald Trump, about the rising prevalence of autism in children. It was in an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, on the 17th of December. …
The Collectivist, Evolutionary Religion of the UN
The Collectivist, Evolutionary Religion of the UN
by Bruce W. Davidson at Brownstone Institute
As a teenager, Arthur C. Clarke was one of my favorite science fiction writers. Among his novels, Childhood’s End is one of the most acclaimed. The …
Levelling Up Your Language – #SolutionsWatch
Adam Deng, MIT PhD student and “data alchemist,” joins us for this special episode of #SolutionsWatch where he interviews James about language.
Source: The Corbett Report Read the original article here: https://corbettreport.com …
Napoleon: Then and Now
Napoleon: Then and Now
by Thomas Harrington at Brownstone Institute
As someone who sees Napoleon as one of history’s more prodigious and transformative figures (notice I didn’t say angelic or deeply moral), I was pleased to hear that Ridley Scott …
Individualism: The Basis of Public Health or Its Nemesis?
Individualism: The Basis of Public Health or Its Nemesis?
by REPPARE at Brownstone Institute
Public health ethics, together with basic human rights law, are based around the primacy of freedom of choice, otherwise considered …
The Analog versus the Digital Worlds
The Analog versus the Digital Worlds
by Jessica Rose at Brownstone Institute
This piece is going to be an exploration of my own thoughts gathered at this point in ‘time’ on the subject matter of the analog versus the digital …
Nationalism and Globalism Revisited
Nationalism and Globalism Revisited
by Robert Malone at Brownstone Institute
“The Westphalian peace reflected …
The Demoralizing Downward Spiral of Algorithmic Culture
The Demoralizing Downward Spiral of Algorithmic Culture
by Thomas Harrington at Brownstone Institute
In need of a letter certifying that I do not suffer from a disease of international concern, I headed out to my primary care practitioner last Monday. …
Why the Left needs to watch Star Trek
On 9 February 1967, hours after the US Air Force had levelled the Port of Haiphong and several Vietnamese airfields, NBC aired a Star Trek episode featuring a concept that clashed mercilessly with what had just happened. Under the “Prime …
The Limits of Transactionalism
The Limits of Transactionalism
by Thomas Harrington at Brownstone Institute
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.”
-C.S. Lewis “Men Without Chests”…
Is Peace Possible Today?
Is Peace Possible Today?
by Bert Olivier at Brownstone Institute
As we approach Christmas, with its connotations of peace and goodwill to all people, and the New Year, when one traditionally comes up with ‘resolutions’ for the year ahead, with …
There’s no dignity in assisted dying
It was the childishness that pushed me over the edge. As news broke of the forthcoming parliamentary vote on assisted dying, a slew of statements from politicians emerged, each one more simplistically emotive and Manichean than the last.
Labour MP …
The Light That Shines above the Void
The Light That Shines above the Void
by David Bell at Brownstone Institute
Imagine for a moment that there is nothing of worth in this world, as worth has no intrinsic meaning. Each human, like each worm or bacterium, is …
Merry Christmas to the Merchants!
Merry Christmas to the Merchants!
by Jeffrey A. Tucker at Brownstone Institute
We should all do more to celebrate our local merchants. They connect the community through hard work, great risk, tremendous creativity, and service, and yet too often, they …