Review: “The Klondike Bake-Oven Deaths”Criticism-“In a novel to be released later this month, Hornblum—perhaps best known for his 1998 non-fiction book Acres of Skin, which centers on different events at Holmesburg Prison—retells the calamitous events of August, 1938.”Asher Ellis2/24/2021
What Ortega y Gasset and Orwell Both ForesawCriticism-“Both Ortega and Orwell concluded that the Left was in trouble as a result of these developments, and their analyses and diagnoses pointed the way forward to the situation we have today in the West.”Paul Sturdee2/23/2021
The Moral Philosophy of PlutarchCriticism-“While not all of his essays are explicitly moral in orientation, nearly all of Plutarch’s essays have moral instruction and guidance baked into them.”Paul Krause2/18/2021
What Latvia Understands That America Doesn’tPersonal Essay-“Having lived in Latvia for over a year…there is a selection of good things, ideas or their manifestations, which seem to pervade Latvia and/or which the United States either lacks or has forgotten.”Patrick Burr2/13/2021
My Experience Being Cancelled, TwicePersonal Essay-“While many have suffered badly—and I do feel their anguish over being fired, falling into depression, or even committing suicide—I have to admit that it turned out rather nicely for me.”Mark Hecht2/8/2021
Don’t Cancel the Classics—We Need Them More Than EverCriticism-“Those who are adamant that love will trump hate, heal the world, and divinize us are not articulating anything new. The Greeks are still singing to us the songs of humanistic love as the spirit that will heal the world.”Paul Krause1/12/2021
General Patton’s Silent NightReflection-“On December 21, 1945—75 years ago today—in the stillness of his waning moments in a German military hospital, General George S. Patton Jr. pondered his life.”Robert Orlando12/21/2020
Ten Novels for Understanding the Modern British IdentityCriticism-“Therefore, in the spirit of diversity and exploration, I have compiled a list of what I see as the ten best novels on modern British identity, to remind us that British identity is not exhausted by the referendum divides…”Daniel McIntyre12/13/2020
A Once-Unnecessary Reminder: Criticism Produces Good WorksCriticism-“My own song ‘Alabama’ richly deserved the shot Lynyrd Skynyrd gave me with their great record. I don’t like my words when I listen to it. They are accusatory and condescending…”Erich J. Prince11/29/2020
Review: Clint Margrave’s “Lying Bastard”Criticism-“Lying Bastard is a work of the zeitgeist. Disgruntled intellectuals. Returning war veterans just beginning their higher education. A school shooting. The fraud of academicians. Societal exploitation.”Paul Krause11/10/2020
A Korean DyadFiction-“Saying that people need to know the objective truth about what goes on Up There, the objective truth about evil places fueled by imported wine and blank consciences.”Patrick Burr10/13/2020
Self-Determination and Philip K. Dick’s “Ubik”Criticism-“The ultimate message it proffers—Ubik the substance, Ubik the book—is one of self-determination despite humanity’s manifest lack of control and certainty.”Patrick Burr10/9/2020
“Gone with the Wind” Isn’t Going AnywhereCriticism-“What is a classic? What is an epic? These two questions loom over any reader of Gone with the Wind (and great literature, more generally).”Paul Krause9/26/2020
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