May 1, 2023 Our national obsession with college has eroded the value of high school as an institution. This is an expanded version of the essay that I published recently with the Heterodox Academy. It was edited to fit their word count. Below
Mar 20, 2023 Rene Girard and the Theater of Envy. The concept of Mimetic Desire - the most important literary concept I had never heard of. I need to write about Rene Girard and the concept of mimetic desire. I am going to fail to adequately explain this concept as I
Mar 13, 2023 The Winter's Tale and the role jealousy plays in self destruction The Gist Leontes, the king of Sicilia, has kept Polixines, the king of Bohemia and his best friend, as a guest for the better part
Mar 6, 2023 Why I am less annoyed about James Bond edits than I was about the Roald Dahl edits I don't quite understand why the edits to Roald Dahl's book's annoyed me but editing James Bond doesn'
Feb 20, 2023 The Martian Chronicles - poignant science fiction short stories by Ray Bradbury I think the short story and Science Fiction are perfect for each other. Nothing against long form science fiction; I have read the Dune Saga