A few weeks ago, a woman walked up to me, said “You too woke,” and walked away. No conversation, no explanation. Just a label, delivered and left behind like a note on a windshield. I shrugged it off at the time. But ever since, I hear that word everywhere: in political speeches, on the news,... Continue Reading →
Sleeping Through the Emergency: What Thomas Moore’s Quote Means for Our Time
“In many of the segments of culture today, the meaning of life is often reduced to cruising with the popular culture. It doesn’t take a course in psychoanalysis to glimpse severe anxiety behind this posture of know-nothingness. If you had ideas and took yourself seriously, you would have to be constantly awake, educating yourself, and... Continue Reading →