Black Swan, White Swan
by Julie Ponesse at Brownstone Institute
All things truly wicked start from innocence.
—Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
It takes one second for a raindrop to fall 32 feet and 3-6 seconds to take a breath. …
Signs of Untruthfulness
Signs of Untruthfulness
by Daniel Klein at Brownstone Institute
Some things signal untruthfulness. One sign of untruthfulness is, of course, the uttering of untrue statements. Sometimes you know about the matter in question, and the statement disagrees with your understanding. …
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 …
Evil in a Box
Evil in a Box
by Thomas Harrington at Brownstone Institute
One of my favorite songs from the classic movie Oliver Twist was “Who Will Buy?” which contains the following passage:
Who will buy
This wonderful morning?
Such a sky
You …
Schopenhauer: Humanity’s Fall to Irrationality
Schopenhauer: Humanity’s Fall to Irrationality
by Bert Olivier at Brownstone Institute
In the third section of The Birth of Tragedy out of the Spirit of Music (1872) Friedrich Nietzsche quotes the ancient tragedian, Sophocles, where he writes:
There is an …
Hope and Moral Repair
Hope and Moral Repair
by Julie Ponesse at Brownstone Institute
[The following is an excerpt from Dr. Julie Ponesse’s book, Our Last Innocent Moment.]
We’ve got to be as clear-headed about human beings as possible, because we are still each other’s …
Don’t Let the ‘Infaux Thugs’ Close Down Debate
Don’t Let the ‘Infaux Thugs’ Close Down Debate
by Daniel Klein at Brownstone Institute
Today’s censors wield cudgels with the word ‘information.’ Content they don’t like they call ‘misinformation’ or ‘disinformation.’ The justification is fake. The protection is faux protection. …
The Carbon Alarmists Are Silent about This
The Carbon Alarmists Are Silent about This
by Eric Hussey at Brownstone Institute
I value thought experiments as useful tools to understand how things work. Thought experiments, also known as idealized experiments, have a surprisingly noble history. For example, Albert …
Political Renewal, Intellectual Revival
Political Renewal, Intellectual Revival
by Bert Olivier at Brownstone Institute
It is undeniable that we stand at a historical juncture where something new is in the process of being born – preferably not W.B. Yeats’s ‘rough beast, its hour come …
Interview 1899 – James Corbett on The Trans-formation of Humanity
James Corbett discusses transhumanism, the bio/digital convergence, simulacra and simulations, hyperreality and much more with David Gardner of the Freedom Convo Podcast
Source: The Corbett Report Read the original article here: https://corbettreport.com …
The Right to Speak Evil
The Right to Speak Evil
by David Bell at Brownstone Institute
Words can harm. The childhood saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” is obviously untrue. Words bring ruin and despair, drive people …
The New Sectarianism
The New Sectarianism
by Michael J. Sutton at Brownstone Institute
In the past, nations were torn apart by religious sectarianism. In those days, if a Protestant saw a Catholic walking down the street, or vice-versa, many would cross it to …
Political Pointillism
Political Pointillism
by Thomas Buckley at Brownstone Institute
Thanks again to the California Globe for running this piece. You can visit the website at: https://californiaglobe.com/
If you happen to be at the Art Institute of Chicago, you can see Georges Seurat’s …
Rebuild for the Next Storm
Rebuild for the Next Storm
by Rev. John F. Naugle at Brownstone Institute
Fifteen years ago, less than three months after my ordination as a priest, I found myself reciting the Liturgy of the Hours (the required daily prayers of …
Dungeons and Dragons Archetypes Come to Life
Dungeons and Dragons Archetypes Come to Life
by Bert Olivier at Brownstone Institute
When confronted by an enemy, and you wish to prevail over him or her, it is imperative to know them. And the more powerful this enemy is, …