What does the western tradition mean when it refers to "nature"? A lot of current thinkers are ignorant on the subject. 

Nature and Post-Modern Leftism.

Lightning Segments.

Nature and the Death of Stalin.

Stillness is the Key, Ryan Holiday. Leisure, The Basis of Culture, Joseph Pieper.

Why stillness? More precisely: Why can’t we pursue stillness with a goal in mind?

Lightning Segments: pink gin, hangover thoughts, Einstein the womanizer, People Magazine.

G.K. Chesterton says true religion makes abstraction tangible. I flush it out here. 

Lightning Segments: Flannery O'Connor, Autumn and Sports, Blank dot Org, Medallion Bailout, Thomas Hoover

Michael Pollan "How to Change Your Mind." Beyond Science: LSD, Physics, and the Eucharist

I missed last week due to my mother's unexpected death. I discuss here a bit of her life, but not for sentimental reasons. It's a snapshot of a slice of American history. 

LSD and Zen: I explore a bit more the limits of rationality and its relationship to Zen and LSD.

LSD and Mind Control: I discuss a fascinating topic that is the subject of a new book: Poisoner in Chief. 

Lightning Segments: The "One Thing" file.

Dan Aykroyd was on The Joe Rogan Show. 

Vodka, aliens, spiritualism.

John Senior from the University of Kansas was ahead of his time, as seen in the podcast universe today. 

Lightning Segments.

Rogan on LSD. Me on thankfulness. 

Nietzsche and Slave Morality

Nietzsche and Detachment

Nietzsche and Zen

Lightning Segments

White Privilege II

Proponents of the concept of “white privilege” are exhausting. I explore the reasons.

Lightning Segments: Bill Kauffman, chamber maids, Skittles, other.

Marxism: Thanos wannabes . . . and other problems with its rejuvenation among today’s youth.

Just two segments this week:

The importance of being authentic without trying to be authentic . . . and the unfortunate fraud in young people. 

Lightning Segments: Mackinac Island, rum, weddings, and the genital clamp.

Do you have to live in NYC or LA to make it? Nope, not any more. And it's a good idea to be rooted. 

Lightning Segments: Epstein, more GKC, Prison Unions, Business Insider says the Catholic Church is Right about Contraception

Francis Bacon: Jacque Derrida and Francis Bacon and the Catholic Church

 G.K. Chesterton: His cause of canonization has been rejected. I understand why, but the charge of anti-semitism is ridiculous. And unnecessary to raise. Maybe the bishop was virtue signalling. 

Lighting Segments: The notecard, beer markets, Europe’s death wish, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Total Work: Work 24/7 and you’ll never work another day in your life. Well, maybe. I flush it out here.

Music for Lighting Segments: Sky Hawk Beach by Blue Wave Theory. Used pursuant to the Attribution Share-Alike License 4.0.

Theme song: Skinnin’ Lynyrd by Greg Scheske, a bespoke expert. Email him here: [email protected]