Containing States of Mind in Triangle of SadnessIn his book Containing States of Mind, Duncan Cartwright explores the ideas of the British psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion (1897–1979), and in…Jan 6Jan 6
Thoughts on the Munk Media DebateThe recent Munk debate on whether the mainstream media can be trusted was, in my view, a missed opportunity. Despite the participation of…Dec 19, 2022Dec 19, 2022
Why did the Intellectual Dark Web Fail?When I first came across the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) in a New York Times article in 2018, I dismissed it as nothing more than a clever…Sep 11, 2022Sep 11, 2022
How to do things with words (and gender identity)Nathan Robinson of Current Affairs recently wrote a scathing review of the satirical documentary “What is a Woman?” by right-wing…Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
How not to read Marcuse’s “Repressive Tolerance”There are many on the right who view Herbert Marcuse’s essay “Repressive Tolerance” as something of a Rosetta Stone for understanding the…May 9, 20211May 9, 20211
The False Consolation of Pinker’s Enlightenment NowNathan J. Robinson’s essay “The World’s Most Annoying Man” ought to be the last word on Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now. It comes after…Jan 3, 2020Jan 3, 2020
Mimetic Desire and Sacrifice in The MatrixI recently rewatched The Matrix (1999), and since I also happened to be reading through the work of Rene Girard, I couldn’t help but…Nov 19, 2018Nov 19, 2018
A note on UBIWhy is the idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) embraced by elements of both the right and the left? I think the answer lies in the…Jun 7, 2018Jun 7, 2018
