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So, Columbus and his successors were not coming into an empty
So, Columbus and his successors were not coming into an empty wilderness, but into a world which in some places was as densely populated as Europe its...

Excited to share a new piece on the blog---an open letter to a few
Excited to share a new piece on the blog---an open letter to a few people who have criticized my recent work: refinethemind/letter-to-critics/ I refu...

“Therefore, dear Sir, love your solitude and try to sing out
“Therefore, dear Sir, love your solitude and try to sing out with the pain it causes you. For those who are near you are far away, you write, and th...

Experiencing all of this is magnificent and exhausting. One gets
Experiencing all of this is magnificent and exhausting. One gets the sense that the bits and pieces that one is able to put into words and process int...

“Sitting there on the heather, on our planetary grain, I shrank
“Sitting there on the heather, on our planetary grain, I shrank from the abysses that opened up on every side, and in the future. The silent darknes...

“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate
“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connecti...

"Admit it. You aren’t like them. You’re not even close. You
"Admit it. You aren’t like them. You’re not even close. You may occasionally dress yourself up as one of them, watch the same mindless television ...