by W.D. James Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin' They just use your mind and you never get the credit It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it - Dolly Parton, Working 9 to 5i According to Byung-Chul Han … Continue reading Burnout (Chrono-Politics, Part 4)
by W.D. James What could a businessman ever want moreThan to have us sucking in his storeWe owe you nothing, you have no controlYou are not what you own - Fugazi, Merchandisei As we saw in the essays on Josef Pieper, the modern world threatens to produce a regime of ‘total work.’ He had advocated … Continue reading Being vs. Having (Chrono-Politics, Part 3)
by W.D. James When the revelation (revolution) comesWhen the revelation (revolution) comesO Lord I want to be in that numberWhen the saints go marching in When the rich go out and workWhen the rich go out and workO Lord I want to be in that numberWhen the saints go marching in - When the Saints … Continue reading Freedom in Time (Chrono-Politics, Part 2)
by W.D. James You load 16 tons, what do you get?Another day older and deeper in debtSt. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't goI owe my soul to the company store - Tennessee Earnie Ford, Sixteen Tonsi Time is a fundamental aspect of our existence. Probably the most important thinker of the 20th … Continue reading Total Work (Chrono-Politics, Part 1)
by W.D. James In ‘Darmok,’ an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the crew of the Enterprise come across a people whose language the AI powered Universal Translator is unable to make sense of. They say things like “The River Temarc; in winter” and “Rai and Jiri at Lungha” and nothing else. It turns out these Tamarians … Continue reading The mythos of American liberty
by W.D. James A Review of Christendom or Europe? by Novalis (with introduction by Michael Martin) Angelico Press acquired or otherwise subsumed Philosophia Perennis Press, one of only a very few publishers of Traditionalist books, several years ago. Their combined list of books and authors is stellar. One of their most recent offerings is a … Continue reading Immanent Sophia
by W.D. James Revolution from below Lead me to the rabbit hole Everyone has fallen asleep Revolution from below Tell me all the things you knowi - Beyond Obsession, Revolution From Below There is debate about what exactly the political implications are of applying MacIntyre’s conceptions of practices, virtues, and practical rationality. With the defense … Continue reading Revolution From Below (Revolutionary Aristotelianism Part 6)
by W.D. James We are the Skyscraper Condemnation AffiliatesGod save Tudor houses, antique tables, and billiards Preserving the old ways from being abusedProtecting the new ways for me and for youWhat more can we do? We are the Village Green Preservation Societyi - The Kinks, The Village Green Preservation Society In the previous essay we … Continue reading The Structure of a Whole Life (Revolutionary Aristotelianism Part 5)
by W.D. James Riders on the storm Riders on the storm Into this house we're born Into this world we're thrown Like a dog without a bone An actor out on loan Riders on the stormi - Jim Morrison, Riders on the Storm In the lines above, Jim Morrison lyrically presents an ‘existentialist’ take on … Continue reading Modernity as Fragmentation (Revolutionary Aristotelianism Part 4)
by W.D. James A modern-day warriorMean, mean strideToday's Tom SawyerMean, mean pride Though his mind is not for rentDon't put him down as arrogantHis reserve a quiet defenseRiding out the day's eventsi - Rush, Tom Sawyer Aristotle had begun his Politics with the assertion that human activity is aimed at what is at least perceived … Continue reading Good Cities, Good Citizens, and Good People (Revolutionary Aristotelianism Part 3)
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