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Sep 17

Thoughts on Matthew Yglesias's decadence-mongering and the dangers of today.

Sep 15

Notes on summer, horror, and late-career King.

Sep 7

Why Rian Johnson's Star Wars sequel stirs so much debate. (Because of decadence, of course.)

Aug 3

How fear of decline can push institutions and societies from decadence toward crisis.

Jul 30

Why extraterrestrial life might be extremely alien and yet still resemble ... us.

Jul 16

Some further notes on the French and Indian War.

Jul 13

"Mare of Easttown" as a portrait of matriarchy and male failure.

Jun 23

How fathers help make mothers, and why making fathers is a harder task

Jun 18

If we need to embrace a culture of building, does it matter if we do it in reality?

Jun 10

Important thinkers of the early 21st century, the bonus round.

May 28

The perils of adapting the "prehistory" of George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien

May 20

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