The brightest light casts the darkest shadow Provocations from Samuel Loncar and Justin Murphy's conversation - the corruption of the best is the worst. Matthew A. Stanley • Moloch Theory
"In the wild north" by Ivan Shishkin A seedling pine Are we raising our young people to throw themselves up against the storms which rage at the highest altitudes of our civilization? How will these seedlings become strong pines? Matthew A. Stanley • Philosophy
I'll be presenting at TUCON 2024 "De-programming the schooled subject with Illich and Lacan" - accepted paper proposal for TUCON 2024 Matthew A. Stanley • Moloch Theory
The last page of Dr. Seuss' "I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew" (1965) Giving your troubles some troubles too Instead of trying to escape your life, why not give your troubles some trouble too? Learning from Dr. Seuss' bildungsroman. Matthew A. Stanley
Refusing to make the suffering stop Compassion is the most dangerous emotion we can experience today. What an awful thing to think, but I see no way to avoid this realization. Matthew A. Stanley • Philosophy
"Funk Island" by Walton Ford Warming the species' last egg Have you heard the story of the extinction of the Great Auk? We know exactly when their species was eradicated from the face of the earth. Matthew A. Stanley • Philosophy