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Jake MeadorBook Reviews

The Hedonism of Reading Good Books - Commonplaces

E. J. Hutchinson at TAC: “I hate to read new books.” So begins William Hazlitt’s essay “On Reading Old Books.” The title will remind readers of C.S. Lewis’s similarly named but much more well known essay “On the Reading of […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyEducation

God and public schools - Doctors Without Boredom

Like Emily Hubbard, I grew up in a conservative Christian milieu that thought public schools were a moral cesspool where I would be exposed to drugs, sex, and possibly even evolutionary theory. And now she sends her kids to a […]

Matthew LoftusFamilyEducation

God and public schools - Doctors Without Boredom

Like Emily Hubbard, I grew up in a conservative Christian milieu that thought public schools were a moral cesspool where I would be exposed to drugs, sex, and possibly even evolutionary theory. And now she sends her kids to a […]

Jake Meador

Dealing with Burnout Like a Christian - Commonplaces

Chris Krycho: For the last several months, I’ve been experiencing what I initially described as mild burnout. I’m not sure how mild it is at this point, but I’m definitely still experiencing it. As a result, I’m still thinking about how to mitigate […]

Jake Meador

Dealing with Burnout Like a Christian - Commonplaces

Chris Krycho: For the last several months, I’ve been experiencing what I initially described as mild burnout. I’m not sure how mild it is at this point, but I’m definitely still experiencing it. As a result, I’m still thinking about how to mitigate […]

Jake Meador

How Air Conditioning Created the Modern City - Commonplaces

From The Guardian: Once, when I was staying in Houston, Texas, my host was showing me round her house. It included a mighty fireplace. “How often does it get cold enough to light a fire?” I asked, as what little I […]

Jake Meador

How Air Conditioning Created the Modern City - Commonplaces

From The Guardian: Once, when I was staying in Houston, Texas, my host was showing me round her house. It included a mighty fireplace. “How often does it get cold enough to light a fire?” I asked, as what little I […]

Matthew LoftusHistoryEconomicsHealth & Medicine

Alma Ata at 40 - Doctors Without Boredom

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration (PDF) — the landmark 1978 World Health Organization statement by 134 countries affirming the vital role of primary health care. This article explains why it’s so important to still focus on […]

Matthew LoftusHistoryEconomicsHealth & Medicine

Alma Ata at 40 - Doctors Without Boredom

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration (PDF) — the landmark 1978 World Health Organization statement by 134 countries affirming the vital role of primary health care. This article explains why it’s so important to still focus on […]

Jake Meador

The New Reading Environment - Commonplaces

The new reading environment built around the social stream corrodes the minds of writer and reader alike.

Jake Meador

The New Reading Environment - Commonplaces

The new reading environment built around the social stream corrodes the minds of writer and reader alike.

Matthew LoftusCulture

i don't think i'm ever gonna figure it ou-ou-out - Doctors Without Boredom

Lyz Lenz digs into the history of Tucker Carlson to try to figure out what happened to America: I am trying to listen. I am trying to understand. I want to understand. If I can figure out what happened to […]