Thu 03 Feb. 2005

More on A&LD

While I’m at it, here are some more superb examples:

Ratio Nation

The digitalization of the world is the same problem that the Luddites faced: the end of human creativity in the birth new machines…

God’s Rays

One well-ordered universe is fine and dandy, but if it is only one among a stupendous numbers of others, that’s different…


A brief history

Apocalypse soon. It may come from the mighty hand of God or as the fruits of an edenic capitalism. Or maybe it’ll come dressed in a silver space suit…

(via Arts & Letters Daily)

Europe’s Crisis

After being otherwise preoccupied for quite some time now, I’m happy to have rediscovered the wealth of good reading listed at Arts & Letters Daily.

For example, there’s this astute commentary on Europe from an American perspective with considerable depth of insight.

Falling populations, a lack of work, fragmented culture. It may look like Europe is in deep trouble. But just maybe…