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Elizabeth SticeTechnologyBooks

On the Nature of Things

Liz Pelly's 'The Mood Machine' lays bare the corrosive effects of relating to art in a purely commercialized, consumer-driven way.

Nadya WilliamsBooks

Translating Homer in the 21st Century

The choices one makes when translating ancient texts require more than simply knowing the languages one is working with.

Danielle TreweekBooks

A Sham Trial: Reviewing 'The Sin of Empathy'

Joe Rigney's 'Sin of Empathy' collapses under the weight of its own internal contradictions and inconsistencies.

McGuire BolesBooks

Surviving the Magic Universe

Herbert’s six-novel Dune saga offers unfulfilled Western souls a universe of infinite possibilities, and they’re all out to kill you

Michael HortonBooksJournal 6Journal

Michael Horton Replies to Nadya Williams and John Ehrett

Michael Horton replies to the reviews of 'Shaman and Sage' from Nadya Williams and John Ehrett

John EhrettBooksJournal 6Journal

The Long Orphic Shadow

Horton's book at points exaggerates or misrepresents the nature of the conflict between 'Orphism' and Christianity.

Nadya WilliamsBooksJournal 6Journal

Orphics in Our Midst

Michael Horton's 'Shaman and Sage' is a thorough and persuasive account of the enduring relevance of what he calls 'Orphism' in western religious life.

Brad LittlejohnBooksJournal 6JournalDemocracy and Solidarity

The Resilience of America’s Hybrid-Enlightenment

When we attend to local, policy-level political life, it turns out America's democratic systems are not as weak as many think.

Stiven PeterBooksJournal 6JournalDemocracy and Solidarity

Democracy After Nihilism

We no longer have a society; rather, we have an anti-culture which instrumentalizes people.

John SheltonBooksJournal 6Journal

The Institutional Roots of America’s Political Crisis

The preservation of democratic life requires strong (and well-funded!) institutions.

Samuel JamesBooksJournal 6Journal

The Wrath of Misused Language

It may be that language, once abused, cannot simply be repaired; we must instead live under its wrath for a time.

Vika PecherskyBooksJournal 6Journal

Dostoevsky and Euthanasia

The growing acceptance of euthanasia in the west would come as no surprise to Fyodor Dostoevsky.