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To lock down or not to lock down?

Since the start of the pandemic, I have been a supporter of lockdowns. It's a certain sign of the intellectual bubble I live in that for long I had thought it's just common wisdom. The bubble consists of mostly liberal news sources, but due to the lockdown itself, not many human contacts. Later when...
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Anne Applebaum: Twilight of Democracy

A couple of years ago I decided to write a quick summary after each good non-fiction book I read. I read a lot, but I forget a lot, too, and my attention to detail leaves much to be desired. This self-imposed exercise was meant to be a remedy of the sort. Of course, I lacked the discipline to stick...

Robert Wright: Why Buddhism Is True Book (2017)

Earlier I admitted that, although I'm generally, albeit moderately, interested in Buddhism, I can only really appreciate books on the topic from Western authors. Since then, my snobbism has raised to new heights (or sunk to new lows), as nowadays I can only digest the rare Buddhist books from Western...
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