Members-Only Deep Dives

How to Write a Masterpiece

Lessons from Tolkien's creative process

Nov 8 •

and

Is Life Really Meaningless?

The Bible's most perplexing book

Nov 1 •

and

Why Culture Still Matters in a Crisis

C.S. Lewis's case for lifelong learning

Oct 25 •

and

What Happens When Society Stops Reading?

And how to guard your mind from decay

Oct 18 •

and

Dostoevsky's Warning About Wisdom

And why you need imagination...

Oct 12 •

and

The Unsung Hero of The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien's secret to resisting evil

Oct 4 •

and

How to Find True Love

Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"

Sep 27 •

and

The Odyssey's Warning on Temptation

The allure of forbidden knowledge

Sep 20 •

and

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

#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