The reading collection
Psychology, geopolitics, philosophy—and everything in between.
152 readings · 49–60
While the modern deal does not include deriving meaning from a cosmic plan, it does allow you to derive meaning independently – and this is how humanism succeeds what came before it. For ages, prophets and…
Sapiens by Harari is an ambitious attempt to summarize the history of humankind, including our harsh beginnings when we competed with other human cousins for resources, our conquests, our innovations, our tragedies,…
Donald Trump* Sam Harris debated Scott Adams on his Waking Up podcast.
The quote “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times” has become one of the most widely circulated aphorisms of the 21st century, despite…
Exorcism and Enlightenment: Johann Joseph Gassner and the Demons of Eighteenth-Century Germany* by H.C. Erik Midelfort is an in-depth exploration into the life and work of one of the most renowned exorcists in…
Epilogue: Myth and Society Nietzsche* 1. The Shapeshifter Campbell concludes by commenting on the relevance of myths today, how myths are viewed and how you can make use of them in your own life.
Is Social Media Good? We are in the age of technology and social media apps, and are constantly being exposed to new ways of wasting time. A more interconnected world is rewarding – it keeps us mentally active and…
In his landmark essay “Manufacturing Consent,” Noam Chomsky introduced a simple but elegant model for understanding how propaganda and censorship work in mass media.
In the bustling heart of early 20th century New York City, amid a frenzy of rapid progress and unending ambition, existed opportunities not only for honest prosperity but also for remarkable deception.
Imagine creating the perfect media channel—unbiased, scientific, truthful, fact-based, insightful. How would it differ from what exists today? Perhaps it would function as an independent body systematically…
Chapter 6: Civilization The ‘Clash of Civilizations’ thesis has been revived by recent events in the world.
Cormac McCarthy’s novel, Blood Meridian, is a stark, brutal depiction of violence and human depravity set along the US-Mexico borderlands in the mid-1800s.