On Detractors

It may be that the Enlightenment has ‘tried’ to happen countless times, perhaps even all the way back to prehistory. If so, those mini-enlightenments put our recent ‘lucky escapes’ into stark perspective. It may be that there was progress every time — a brief end to stagnation, a brief glimpse of…

Invisible Illnesses

Many months ago, I stumbled upon a fantastic essay called “Adventures in the Land of Illness” by Sam Harris. It resonated with me, not least because he shares his experience in order to alleviate others’ ailments. In his own words, “many people who experience illness imagine that everyone else…