October is Nobel Prize season. Literature and Peace are essentially beauty contests, depending on subjective judgements about aesthetics and political correctness. They are akin to the Olympic gymnastic judges holding up numbered cards. Oh, that writer or do-gooder got a … Continue reading
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We hear glib talk about a culture war, the fight between modernity and tradition, between Enlightenment rationalism and ancient superstition, between science and faith. But we are so immersed in our own myths, legends, unquestioned traditions and hallowed falsehoods, we … Continue reading