ESSAYS
Essays and reflections
Long-form writing on philosophy, technology, culture, faith, work, and the questions that shape a life.
The Body Before the Chair
Rediscovering an Ordinary Position Not long ago, I encountered an article about the deep squat as a resting position. It was presented as a…
When Security Vendors No Longer Own the Intelligence
The Challenger Becomes the Institution Only a few years ago, the relationship between OpenAI and Anthropic appeared relatively easy to describe. OpenAI was the…
Liberalism and Its Illiberal Shadow
When a Sound Idea Acquires a Bad Reputation Liberalism should not be difficult to defend. Its basic commitments are now woven into the moral…
The Courage That Comes from Above
The Fathers Who Came Forward My wife and I attended Sunday Mass on Father’s Day. Near the conclusion of the celebration, all the fathers…
When the Christian Disappears
The Self That Survives Its Own Surrender A rich man once approached Jesus and asked what he still lacked. He had obeyed the commandments…
From Self-Help to Selfless Help
The Ancient Attraction of Numbered Wisdom Modern readers are surrounded by numbered advice. Five habits for happiness, six principles for success, seven ways to…
The Text and the World
When Conversion Became Conversation Not long ago, converting a Markdown file into a Word document was primarily a technical task. People recommended Pandoc, command-line…
The Language at a Good Distance
The Imperfect Language That Became a Common Medium English is an unusual candidate for a global language. Its spelling often refuses to cooperate with…
When a Model Becomes a Border
AI Safety, National Power, and the Suspension of Fable 5 and Mythos 5 A Service Interruption That Was Not Merely Technical For the past…
When Process Replaces Purpose
A Document Covered in Comments A document may take only a few hours to write and several weeks to approve. This is so common…
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