Content 18+ By all accounts, humanity has achieved remarkable things. We’ve split the atom, walked on the Moon, and—most impressively—convinced ourselves that the way we treat the animals we eat is a mere footnote in the grand narrative of civilization. And why should it be otherwise? The cow, the pig, the chicken—none of them invented calculus or penned a great symphony. They merely eat, sleep, and suffer quietly, which makes … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Bruegel’s ‘Tower of Babel’
Content 18+ My Budapest-based friend and colleague Artem (I refer to him so much you might think he is just my alter-ego or imaginary friend like a teddy bear or ghost in the forest) shared the following information with me recently:
“My gym trainer told me that English is a language of idiots as it is very … Read the rest
Content 21+ In his article The More, The Merrier, Eric Le Roy offers us a sweeping, grand, and altogether delightful eulogy for human progress. The gist of it, if I may summarize, is this: humanity is a snarling, territorial beast, doomed to repeat its primal mistakes forever—so much so that any attempt at improvement is as futile as trying to teach calculus to a goldfish. Immigration, in particular, is … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 21+ Artem’s recent article “Borders, Bogeymen, and Billion Dollar Boosts” deserves a thorough response. I say this because in many areas his reasoning is beyond reproach and his data irrefutable. If I may presume to put a few words into his mouth (for what follows is neither a quote nor a paraphrase), I would say that the thesis of one aspect of his essay … Read the rest
I don’t believe in rewriting history—whether it’s Making America Great Again or Making America Native Again. The past is written, and no amount of nostalgia or revision can change it. But if we entertain the idea of turning back the clock, then let’s at least be honest about whose clock we’re turning. Because if MAGA sounds reasonable to you, then MANA—Make America Native Again—should too.
Content 21+ It is time, … Read the rest
