Kobi LeeCalifornia Fires: Past, Present, and FutureWe are witnessing some of the biggest fires in recorded California history. Each day brings more startling images of an orange San…Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020
Kobi LeeCritique of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismThis is part of a series covering key ideas from the central figures of classical social theory, namely Weber, Marx, Durkheim, and Du Bois…Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020
Kobi LeeFires, Covid19, Heat Waves, and HurricanesIt was roughly a month ago in central California’s Monterey County. The air was thick with smoke. It resembled a 1950’s Los Angeles — a…Sep 9, 2020Sep 9, 2020
Kobi LeeMy Favorite Novel has no PlotCannery Row remains one of my all time favorite novels, precisely because it dares to deviate from literary expectations. In the process it…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Kobi LeeThoughts on Kazuo IshiguroAfter reading two novels by Kazuo Ishiguro, I cannot — much to the author’s satisfaction, I’m sure — keep my thoughts to myself. This…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020