A Civilization Built by Half a Brain Author’s Note: This essay is part of a seven-part work in progress examining the spiritual logic of modern civilization. When complete, the series will be revised and submitted for publication as a book. “The brain has a left hemisphere and a right hemisphere…
THE LOST CENTER OF CIVILIZATION | PART 3 “The way up and the way down are one and the same.” — Heraclitus A Recap: Choice, Fracture, and Hollowing This section summarizes the core ideas from Parts I and II, connecting the dots between our minds, our history, and our current…
Author’s Note: This essay is part of a seven-part work in progress examining the spiritual logic of modern civilization. When complete, the series will be revised and submitted for publication as a book. “The part of us that we call ‘I’… wishes for the most part not to be disturbed,…
THE LOST CENTER OF CIVILIZATION | PART 2 “God is love.” — 1 John 4:8 “If God [Love] is not, everything is permitted.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky The West tells itself a story: that modern science and secularism defeated the tyranny of Christendom, the civilization built under the rule of the…
THE LOST CENTER OF CIVILIZATION | PART 1 “When the center fails to hold, mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” — W.B. Yeats The West was once bound by a shared center. It offered an understanding of what a human being is, what constitutes virtue, and where authority derives…
“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein My oldest son graduated with honors in mechanical engineering in May 2025—and still doesn’t have a full-time job. He moved back home and spends his days sending out applications between rebuilding…
Parallels Between 1929 and Today’s Financial Fragility “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933 In the final months of 1929, America looked unstoppable. Cities glowed with electric light. Streets swarmed with automobiles. Radios carried jazz, ball scores, and a steady stream of…
How a forgotten economist foresaw the crises we’re repeating today “Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” — T. S. Eliot, Choruses from The Rock In 2025, global debt hovers at levels unseen since the Great Depression. Inequality has…
“The way up and the way down are one and the same.” —Heraclitus Last week I went to see an orthopedic surgeon. A nagging shoulder–elbow issue I’m trying to sort out. That same evening, an ad popped up on Facebook: a Free Shoulder Rehab Masterclass. Like magic! Except it wasn’t…
“Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value: zero.” — Voltaire Last week, I read Scott Bessent’s paper, “The Fed’s ‘Gain of Function’ Monetary Policy,” which presents a striking critique of the Federal Reserve’s unconventional monetary strategies. Bessent argues that over the past decades—particularly following the 2008 financial crisis—the Fed has engaged…
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