Civilization – THE PHILIPPIC

Books Will Abide, Though Readers May Not

Posted on: 10/04/202511/12/2025

James Marriott’s essay on the “dawn of the post-literate society” supports what to me has been evident for over a decade: in the wake of the smartphone, book readership has diminished and so has the […]

Culture - Media - Politics

The Bad News Is the Good News

Posted on: 08/12/202511/12/2025

I grab the remote and go to the PBS Newshour. And yes, I’m a liberal—or some kind of democrat socialist utilitarian crank. Because I think that public money (tax dollars) should be used to improve public […]