Short reflective essays that connect religious ideas such as the Last Judgment and apocalyptic signs to contemporary anxiety, loneliness and social change. Other issues argue that the order of the universe points away from chance and toward a deeper cause.
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A personal essay newsletter reflecting on traditionalist conservatism, Midwestern culture, literature and modern alienation from nature. Issues combine memoir, intellectual history and book reviews, with Bookshop.org and Amazon affiliate links.
Luke Burgis writes essays blending philosophy, Catholic thought, art history and technology, often reflecting on how modern technocratic systems shape human life. Recent issues cover Michelangelo's unfinished sculptures as a lens on technology, a critique of Anthropic's use of 'discernment' in AI ethics, and the changing nature of human work.
Minutes is an essay newsletter that, despite its description as mostly about walking, in these excerpts examines startup economics, asset-light software, and the post-scarcity economy. It also offers cultural critiques, such as comparing hardcore founder profiles to medieval hagiography and reading Revelation as commentary on economic power.
Long-form essays on the history of ideas, liberal philosophy, religion and political thought, centered on pluralism and productive disagreement. Readers get richly sourced narratives about figures such as Boyarynya Morozova, Isaiah Berlin, Karl Popper and Jürgen Habermas.
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