Monthly Archives: February 2021

Cancel Culture From Thomas More To Godward Podcast (2-17-21)

https://fredrikdeboer.com/2021/02/15/scott-alexander-is-not-in-the-gizmodo-media-slack/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Strauss Persecution and the Art of Writing , https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JY89ECY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 Cancel Culture From Thomas More To Godward Podcast, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=137087 Luke’s journey to Judaism: https://www.lukeford.net/luke_ford/bio/l1.html

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The Consolation of Philosophy (2-17-21)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Consolation_of_Philosophy https://twitter.com/Godward16/status/1362130986474102795 The philosopher Isaiah Berlin on the source of Stoicism's popularity: pic.twitter.com/eMTKAwgocp — Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) February 15, 2021

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Stoicism Predicts Depression (2-17-21)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Consolation_of_Philosophy https://twitter.com/Godward16/status/1362130986474102795 The philosopher Isaiah Berlin on the source of Stoicism's popularity: pic.twitter.com/eMTKAwgocp — Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) February 15, 2021 "in contrast to our hypothesis, stoic ideology significantly negatively predicted wellbeing, as well as engagement in life..endorsement of stoic ideology … Continue reading

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Rush Limbaugh’s Legacy (2-19-21)

I don’t accept this new norm, which supposes that when a public figure dies, it’s a signal for everyone who disagreed with him in life to start dancing on his grave. — Yoram Hazony (@yhazony) February 18, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-20-tm-836-story.html https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2021-02-18/rush-limbaugh-sacramento-talk-radio-essential-california … Continue reading

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Is nationalism a s*** magnet? (2-19-21)

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