Members-Only Deep Dives

Are Democracies Doomed to Fail?

Plato’s 5 stages of government

Sep 13 •

The Truth About the Holy Grail

And the road to transformation...

Sep 6 •

and

How to Defeat Evil

St. George & how to slay dragons

Aug 30 •

and

Why Do Civilizations Collapse?

Thomas Cole's Course of Empire

Aug 23 •

and

Hemingway's Warning to the Modern World

And how to find meaning...

Aug 16 •

and

How to Overcome Grief

C.S. Lewis on the problem of pain

Aug 9 •

and

Why “The Godfather” Is a Greek Tragedy

A far older story than you think...

Aug 2 •

and

Is Man Inherently Evil?

Lessons from "Lord of the Flies"

Jul 26 •

and

Is Beauty Mathematical?

Pythagoras & the music of spheres

Jul 19 •

Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Job's story makes you rethink it all

Jul 12 •

and

Hamlet’s Most Important Lesson

Shakespeare on how to defeat fear

Jul 5 •

and

Why Tolkien Hated Disney

The role of danger in storytelling

Jun 28 •

and

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts