Open Thread #28
The Pinched Nerve Edition
I’ve been trying to post new entries these past few days, but I have been suffering from a pinched nerve in my left hip since Sunday. This makes it incredibly difficult to concentrate, so please bear with me until this sorts itself out. The SCR will be out on Saturday.
Use this open thread to bring up any subjects, questions, comments, concerns, etc. In the meantime, here’s a few links for your reading pleasure:
The Reluctant Anarchist - a short essay from 2002 by the late Joe Sobran
Blowing the Philosopher’s Fuses: Michel Foucault’s LSD Trip in the Valley of Death - two young philosophy students take Foucault out to Death Valley and do acid
The Uses of Corruption - 2001 essay by Theodore Dalrymple on why a little bit of corruption is actually good
What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447 - a chilling transcript from the recovered black box aboard the fatal flight that went down over the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 (scroll down a bit to see where it starts)
The Rothko Effect: Why Does Art Move Us? - an attempt to explain why we like the art that we like
…..and yes, I am doing stretching exercises.
I've had pinched nerves before, twice when I was in my 20s...but those originated in my back on the right side.
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The Reluctant Anarchist makes me think of a George Orwell quote: “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals will believe them.”
I’m not a fan of Orwell, but find this quote applicable to many things.