On my mind - April 2026
Artemis awe, music as transcendence, Old Testament questions, political identity, and other rabbit holes I could not shake this month.
Essays
On the inversion of values - Part 4
The defence collapses, the trial pivots, and the defendant walks into the witness box.
On my mind - March 2026
Uber's psychological tricks, intelligent design, thanking bus drivers, the origin of surnames, and other thoughts I couldn't shake this month.
On the inversion of values - Part 3
The defence presents its case: tracing compassion, equality, and social justice back to the theology of the Cross.
On the Vanity of the Essayist
A confessional on intellectual desire, eloquence, and the trap of the Renaissance Man.
On the Abdication of Responsibility - Maxim Gorky's Summerfolk
A thematic analysis of the National Theatre's production of Summerfolk, directed by Robert Hastie.
On my mind - February 2026
A monthly ritual. The specific thoughts taking up space in my head, and an open invitation for you to share yours.
On the inversion of values - Part 2
The Trinity of Rejections: the Jews, the Skeptics, and Nietzsche cross-examine the Wrecking Ball.
On the inversion of values - Part 1
The first piece of evidence: the Wrecking Ball of the early Church striking the Roman Standard.