Gary AngelDamn You! Politeness IS a VirtueNobody seems to give a damn about politeness. Even when given a place in the virtues, it gets short shrift as a gateway drug to morality.·6 min read·May 26, 2024--17--17
Gary AngelIs Love a Virtue?A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues puts love first and foremost in the pantheon of virtues. But is it even a virtue?·17 min read·May 19, 2024----
Gary AngelSafe vs. Exploratory LivesWe have a farting, sweaty, direct relationship with conventional lives. With big, risky lives, we have have pull-out center-fold image.·11 min read·May 12, 2024----
Gary AngelHow to Think…About the Gaza ProtestsOh, to be one of a group of angry shouters; to be the Molly Bloom of Palestine. My heart was going like mad and no I said no you will not…·14 min read·May 7, 2024--1--1
Gary AngelStreamGems (The Best Stuff From April)My best streams capture two remarkable lives and remind us that, from Edo Japan to the Milky Way’s edge, it’s a very dark forest out there.3 min read·May 3, 2024----
Gary AngelUtopia: It’s Not the Life, It’s the People You’re Living WithWho do we want to live with? The answer determines what kind of utopia we want, what virtues it will preach, and what roles it will…·12 min read·Apr 26, 2024--1--1
Gary AngelThinking About UtopiaMost of us build our lives within the culture around us. But every now and again, some very brave people (The Utopians) try something new.·13 min read·Apr 14, 2024--6--6
Gary AngelHow To Live: Montaigne and the Role of ExemplarsAll biography is about how to live, and where better than with a life of Montaigne, to make the connection explicit.·10 min read·Apr 3, 2024----
Gary AngelComfort BooksWhen you’re feeling down, there’s no better cure than friends. But when you’re sick, comfort books may be the friends you need.6 min read·Mar 24, 2024----
Gary AngelMy World Is SpinningA tiny crystal sent my world into vertiginous, vomit-inducing motion and reminded me just how little I’ve learned from past scary…·8 min read·Feb 20, 2024----