The One Thing You Will Never Learn at a Liberal Arts College
Life isn’t fair. It seems like a simple enough lesson, but it’s apparently forbidden in the ivory tower. I’ve seen a stunning amount of work put into academic deconstruction of the unfairness of the...
View ArticleLiving people I respect.
Obviously, an incomplete list, but a nice mental exercise. Celebrities I respect. George Clooney Utada Hikaru Will Smith Morgan Freeman Bill Murray, although I’m only putting him on this list because...
View ArticleMarriage and Divorce
Your parents, who brought you into this world and raised you, should rightfully be the most important figures in your life. On the bedrock of one’s forefathers are civilizations built and raised. Yet...
View ArticleHipsters are Dead, the Counterculture is Dead
In 2009 Adbusters (v. 81) published a letter I had sent them. I learned about this from someone else, but I never looked for it myself because seriously, who over the age of 17 reads Adbusters? Today I...
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Overtures to the White Cargo Cults, 2007-2011
“Before [Nietzsche], no one knew the tempo of history,” said Spengler. “Nietzsche lived, felt, and thought by ear.” He had no teacher to explain to him how the music rose and fell. Still today, this...
View Article『法を為すの弊、一にここに至るか』
アメリカ人は独立戦争からずっと法律を使って立派な社会を作ってみていた。最近、日常生活は最高裁判所の判断によって変えた。これは、本当に幸せへの道かなと、沢山のアメリカ人が考えている。 「史記」からの話。商鞅（しょうおう）は、秦国の有名な宰相。秦国の政治家に自信が無かったから、新しい法律を作った。厳しい罰のせいで犯罪率が急に下がった。泥棒もスリもいなかった。商宰相は嬉しくて自慢してた。...
View ArticleOn the meaning of France
I wrote this post originally as the result of a Facebook discussion. I’ve revised it, adding some material on Russia, for this blog post. Regarding the attack today on the French magazine Charlie...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Viewed from the East
Here is a guide to Bay Area culture, by and for East Coasters. All of these articles are really good. Nick Bilton on the Silicon Valley “bubble” for the New York Times (2012) Rebecca Solnit’s San...
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