The Essence of Christianity by Ludwig Feuerbach: The God You Built From the Best Parts of Yourself
A review of Feuerbach’s 1841 argument that God is the outward projection of human nature — and what that costs us. Read at the Heritage Diner blog.
The Conscious Mind by David Chalmers — The Last Wall Science Hasn’t Scaled
A review of David Chalmers’ landmark 1996 book The Conscious Mind, and why the hard problem of consciousness matters more in the age of AI than ever before.
Atom by Lawrence Krauss — You Are Made of Dead Stars, and That Should Change Everything
A review of Lawrence Krauss’s Atom — the biography of an oxygen atom from the Big Bang to life on Earth, and what it means that science, not religion, tells us who we are.
What Your Hands Say About How Long You’ll Be on the Water
Out here on the East End, men and women measure their seasons in catches and…
Filson vs. Carhartt vs. Schott: The American Outerwear Trinity and What Each One Actually Does Best
Three American outerwear brands built a century ago for men who needed gear that worked. Here’s what the tin cloth jacket, the Detroit jacket, and the Perfecto each actually do — and which one belongs in your closet.
The Forgotten Influenza Ward: How the 1918 Pandemic Turned St. James General Store Into a Makeshift Hospital
Before COVID-19, the North Shore fought the deadliest pandemic in history with nothing but gauze masks and improvised wards. Here’s what the town records buried.
