The Circle of Equity
I want to introduce the central concept of Ottoman political theory I first found reading Norman Itzowitz’s book Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition. The Circle of Equity elegantly captures many...
View ArticleContra Bonald, Leftism is a Christian heresy
If an upright woman’s daughter be a wastrel, and the wastrel in turn bear a daughter who is a whore, by what right can the upright woman disclaim kinship with the whore? None, for sin does not destroy...
View ArticleExperiments in Post-Rationalist Religion
I. Truth vs Myth I’ve recently been thinking on the social, personal, and spiritual benefits of religion, and have been struggling to reconcile the apparently godless and material nature of our host...
View ArticleSeeing double
Scott’s latest post on whether we should allow “morality offsets” didn’t particularly win me over to the idea, but it did something almost as good, namely, help me better understand an obscure doctrine...
View ArticleFrankfurt School Not Cause Of Progressivism
Related to: Infographic of the Cathedral, Frankfurt School Caused Progressivism This is meant as a short reply to two recent posts by Michael, especially the latter. I want to discourage misuse of...
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