Archive - The Scholar's Stage

Book Notes: Stoner (1965)

On the Soul of the Middle Class Man

Jun 20 •

April 2025

The Eight Tribes of Trump and China

In Which I Interview GOP High Officialdom

Apr 1 •

February 2025

The Euro-American Split (I): Dread Possibility

First Comments on a New World

Feb 21 •

January 2025

Observations From India

Nine Notes on the Other Asian Giant

Jan 6 •

Science Proceeds One Question At a Time

Lessons From the History of Biology

Jan 3 •

October 2024

Republican Debates on China: A Political Compass for Potential Trump Appointees

A Preliminary Taxonomy

Oct 31, 2024 •

September 2024

Dionysus Against the Daoists

And Apollo Against Confucius

Sep 29, 2024 •

Washington DC is Not a Popularity Contest

An Addendum to Paul Graham

Sep 28, 2024 •

August 2024

The Silicon Valley Canon

On the Paıdeía of the American Tech Elite

Aug 21, 2024 •

The Five Fundamentals of Chinese Grand Strategy

What Every Western Statesman Must Know

Aug 17, 2024 •

July 2024

Uber is a Poor Replacement for Utopia

On the Origins of the Tech Backlash

Jul 24, 2024 •

Why Republican Party Leaders Matter More Than Democratic Ones

The Difference Between Patronage and Constituent Parties

Jul 20, 2024 •

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