Living Authentically in the Concrete Jungle
If you’ve ever spent a long, quiet afternoon alone in nature, you may know the allure of Thoreau’s Walden. The idea of retreating to a quiet cabin…
Social and Self-Help
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Karma – Is it a Real Thing?
The idea of karma (that actions have corresponding consequences) has been a cornerstone of many spiritual and philosophical traditions since the beginning of time. Rooted primarily in…
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On the Virtue of Problem-Solving
There are many ways to describe the drama of human existence. Some say life is a journey, others a battle, a test, a trial, or a performance.…
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Finding Home in the Rubble: Andrew Lee’s “Defying Displacement” Charts a Quiet Rebellion
In Defying Displacement, Andrew Lee has written a book that feels both timely and timeless, a meditation on the nature of belonging that never slips into sentimentality,…
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Escape wage slavery by creating your own economic mutual aid network
In today’s economic landscape, many people find themselves tethered to jobs that offer little satisfaction, often referred to as “wage slavery.” This term describes a condition where…
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Not Food, But Grace
There’s a strangeness in the act of giving. The gesture may appear noble to the onlooker, and indeed, it often feels noble at the outset. We tell…
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Charity or Ego Trip? Rethinking What It Means to Do Good
There’s a particular kind of feeling that comes with realizing you’ve been wrong about something for years. Not the minor kind, like discovering that capers aren’t baby…
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“Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand – a review
Few novels inspire as much fervent devotion, or outright disdain, as Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s sprawling, polemical ode to individualism and unrestrained capitalism. Published in 1957, this…
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The Black Hole of Social Media: How We Got Sucked In and Forgot the Way Out
There is a moment, perhaps, that’s familiar to most of us now: you pick up your phone to check a message or glance at the weather, and…
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Simone Weil’s “The Need for Roots” – in her own words?
The destruction of roots is the deepest affliction of the modern soul. The uprooted man is deprived not only of material sustenance but of the vital nourishment…