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Linkfest 2022-05-27: Ranger Roll

Art of Manliness: How to Pack a Bag Using the Ranger Roll There was a rush of “manly” websites fifteen years ago, and this is the only one that has remained interesting after all that time. Content like this is why. American Affairs: Insuring the Wealth of Nations Charles Haywood

Faustian Cultures

In my book review of Pulp Rock yesterday, I used Spengler’s characterization of the West as a Faustian civilization. According to Spengler, the West is a "Faustian" civilization. Readers will recall that Faust was a legendary Renaissance scholar-magician who sold his soul to the devil in return

The Long View 2006-10-11: Springtime for Doomsday; Mainstream Crusade; Tridentine Indult; Idomeneo; Secure Yourself

A Canticle for Leibowitz is one of the few Catholic apocalyptic novels. It remains one of my favorites, because of how seriously, and how imaginatively, Miller took Catholic doctrine. Will Wilson's brutal tweet about the online LARPing of Catholic space empires is on point, and the best response

This is why I like Damian Thompson

This is why I like Damian Thompson

I just try not to look at his headshot.