PinnedPrimer: Understanding the Hemisphere HypothesisMany smart people think Iain McGilchrist has effected a Copernican revolution in metaphysics. I tend to agree. Here’s a summary of the…Jan 221Jan 221
PinnedPublished inI AM CatholicThe Hemisphere Hypothesis Changes EverythingTo the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.Sep 25, 20233Sep 25, 20233
Published inThe EudemonPlease Put a Stake Through the Marvel FranchiseEndgame ended me. After that, I pledged never to watch another Marvel superhero film.Aug 6Aug 6
Published inThe Gardening HemispherePetal to the Metal: How Gardening Drives Your Brain to Optimal LevelsI lost a lot of money in the 2008–2009 crisis. I was doing alright but lawyers throughout Michigan were shuttering their practices. I knew…Jul 22Jul 22
Alpena, Michigan: Looming Permanent Home for Hipsters?Depressed to hip to gentrified. That’s progress in America, where wealth waxes and authenticity wanes.Jul 201Jul 201
Published inThe EudemonThe Cell Phone Imbroglio at My Local High SchoolIt helps to see history in “real time,” back when events occurred, in first-hand accounts.May 18May 18
Published inThe EudemonFrankenstein’s Mom: RadicalA Primer on a Radical Vein of English LiteratureMay 12May 12
Published inThe EudemonLeft Hemispheric Thinking is Wiping Out the MassaiThey’re Being Wiped Out by Logocentric Ideas, from The Lion King to NationalismMay 1May 1
Published inI AM CatholicAmerican Catholic: OxymoronIf you’re an American Catholic, you’re an oxymoron . . . or maybe just a moron, I’m not sure.Apr 272Apr 272