Ivan Illich’s star once burned brightly. From the late sixties through the mid-seventies—when his influence was greatest—this learned Roman Catholic became a countercultural guru, notorious for facing a 1968 Vatican inquisition that led him to cease exercising his priesthood, though he . . . . Continue Reading »
People talk a lot about polarization. It is true that polling shows a growing partisan divide. But our rancorous political atmosphere is a symptom, not the cause. We are polarized because the credibility of our ruling class has eroded. A trustworthy establishment anchors society and brings stability . . . . Continue Reading »
As I write these words, the stock markets around the world are tanking in the wake of a nearly trillion dollar bailout that the experts designed to prevent this very collapse. Oops.Financial issues are not what we do here, but I think there is an aspect of the financial crisis . . . . Continue Reading »
Are you as sick of this kind of nanny state advocacy as I am? So called “experts,”—who I have come to believe are the cause of most society’s problems—are now proclaiming obesity to be more dangerous than terrorism. From the story: World governments are focusing too . . . . Continue Reading »
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