Let's post this again. When someone tells you that the Enlightenment thinkers they don't like are "counter-enlightenment", they are coping for the simple fact that reason is not sufficient, which is why the Enlightenment contains both sides, a reason side, and a "magic" side. It is both sides of Newton, his "scientific" AND his "alchemical" side. It is both sides of Descartes, the "cogito" side and his affiliations with Rosicrucians. Occultism and 18th century secret societies like Freemasonry are the "mystical" side of the Enlightenment, which is why they permeate the revolutions and are found so prominently among the Founding Fathers. The modern world, and especially America, cannot be understood without seeing these two aspects as the two sides of a single coin.

A message from those trapped at Burning Man has just been released: "They have taken the bridge and the second hall. We have barred the gates but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes. We cannot get out. A shadow moves in the dark. We cannot get out. They are coming!"

This is your periodic reminder that a Ph.D. does not convey universal expertise

As a historically Christian institution or denomination, you may decide it is _right_ to adopt the exact same positions as dominant secular powers in business, academia, and entertainment. But please don't act like doing so is _courageous_.

To Prevent Their Kids From Being Socially Awkward And Weird, More Parents Opting To Homeschool babylonbee.com/news/to-preve…

No. Wrong. You can't get a "good job" if you've corrupted yourself. It's not possible. Think about it.

The @steak_umm account’s take on the best way to explain science is making a lot of sense and what the hell did I just type

[Woke Xian magazine] names annual lecture series after [writer who came to faith for the pretty buildings and made up the rest as she went].

The Tom & Jerry movie doesn’t sound real; it sounds like something Jack Donaghy would rope Tracy into on #30Rock

Honest question about English breakfasts: Is flatulence just a continuous problem in the UK?

We don’t deserve Mr. T.

Ready for more Capon? Check out the champs @mockingbirdmin singlehandedly keeping some of his best work in print! formajournal.substack.com/p/…

As always, proud to publish work by my man @_SeanJohnson, this time considering the great Robert Capon whose 95 birthday just passed. formajournal.substack.com/p/…

Turn it upside down and it's an alien reading Torah. You're welcome.

This sweet gal is a year old today. For 0.7 seconds I thought I might never meet her. So glad @MazdaUSA saved my life last year!

If they try to cancel "A Confederacy of Dunces" because of confederacy, I'm going to come out swinging a scimitar.

My kids and I loved @ae_stallings' translation of The Battle between the Frogs and the Mice (and how many translations of Greek poetry have an unmissable Introduction!?). My write-up is at the @FormaJournal: tinyurl.com/ybxuukjz

At least the Philosophy dept. doesn’t have to worry about this nonsense...