by Paul Cudenec [This is from my new book Our Quest for Freedom and other essays] We are not going to achieve our quest without persuading others to join us. The initial task presented to us – one which many of us have long embraced – is to expose the existence of a global ruling … Continue reading Our Quest for Freedom: Exposing
The final essay in a six-part series by W.D. James, who teaches philosophy in Kentucky, USA. Where have all the rebels gone? Hiding behind computer screens Where’s the spirit, where’s the soul? Where have all the rebels gone? Why don’t they come out of the woodwork now? One for the money, two for the show … Continue reading Forest Rebels (Deep Resistance Part 6)
"The more integrity you have as a writer, the fewer friends you will have... If you do what has to be done, without expecting gratitude or recognition, you’ll experience less grief. Telling the truth has to be its own reward; otherwise you’ll be sadly disappointed". In these dark days in which the extent of hidden … Continue reading Telling the truth: an interview with Jay Taber
by Paul Cudenec [This is from my new book Our Quest for Freedom and other essays] We have seen that there is a fundamental dislocation here, a deep gulf between the reality of contemporary society and the way in which we are meant to live. In so many ways, the modern system is the exact … Continue reading Our Quest for Freedom: Yearning
The penultimate essay in a six-part series by W.D. James, who teaches philosophy in Kentucky, USA. Fish in the sea, you know how I feelRiver running free, you know how I feelBlossom on the tree, you know how I feel It's a new dawnIt's a new dayIt's a new life, for meAnd I'm feeling good … Continue reading Nature, Freedom, and Joy (Deep Resistance Part 5)
by Paul Cudenec [This is from my new book Our Quest for Freedom and other essays] How can it be that so many of us knew, deep down, that there was something not right about this society, even without the help of Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab? We have, after all, never known anything else. … Continue reading Our Quest for Freedom: Remembering
by Paul Cudenec Imagine, for a moment, that you are part of the criminocracy. Yes, I know that's not easy for anyone with a modicum of self-respect, ethics or humanity, but try to put yourself there, nonetheless. OK. Now imagine that, for whatever self-destructive reason, you want to bring down that criminocracy from within, by … Continue reading Giving the game away: the criminocracy’s fatal own goal
The latest essay in a six-part series by W.D. James, who teaches philosophy in Kentucky, USA. Life can be so easyLife can be so hardMake you wanna cuss and fussMake you wanna tear things all apartYou try to stay calm and not act a fool – Cedric Burnside, Hard to Stay Cooli Epictetus (roughly 50-135 … Continue reading Stoic Freedom (Deep Resistance Part 4)
by Paul Cudenec [This is from my new 2024 book Our Quest for Freedom and other essays. An overview can be found here and W.D. James's preface can also be read on his blog] A deep sense of the intrinsic lack of value in modern life always lurks somewhere in the hearts of those of … Continue reading Our Quest for Freedom: Realising
by Paul Cudenec When one constantly decries the state of the modern world and calls for the founding of a free and healthy organic society, it is inevitable that readers are going to ask how exactly this might happen. The answer is a complex one and, in many ways, has been the subject of everything … Continue reading Our Quest for Freedom and other essays
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