The Lost Art of Leisure
How we lost the Intrinsic to the Instrumental
The life of a peasant in the Middle Ages wasn’t [...]
An (Ancient) New Theory of Happiness
Why virtue is the key to happiness you've never thought about
What is happiness? It's a question so simple a 3-year-old [...]
The Prophet — the Archetype of Societal Renaissance
Prophets and the liminal transformation
Once upon a time there were only two religious archetypes. [...]
Was Carl Jung Antisemitic?
The accusations that won't go away
I've often wondered why Jung was such a persona non-grata [...]
Justice vs. Vengeance — Is There a Difference?
Nietzsche and Girard on the nature of justice
We tend to think of justice as a noble ideal [...]
Equality: A Better but More Miserable World?
Have our modern values made a better world at the cost of our wellbeing?
There's an old saying that ignorance is bliss. When it [...]
Ressentiment: the World-Improving Poison
The archetypal modern emotion from Nietzsche to Oliver Anthony
There has never been more hate in the world than [...]
Liminality and the Values of the Left
The uncanny connection between Leftism and Liminal values
Liminality is the rhizomatic rootstock from which the radical movements [...]
The Homelessness Crisis — Where Individualism Breaks Down
What the Homelessness Crisis in America tells us about Collectivism and Individualism
We all want to make the world a better place [...]
Liminality — the Real Root of Nihilism
The true cause of the Meaning Crisis
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” This is [...]