PinnedJakub JurgainHooked on BooksThe Remains of the Day — Kazuo Ishiguro and the perils of excessive professionalismIn Mr Stevens’s view, the qualities of the best butlers, which involve restraining personal emotions in favour of keeping up appearances…May 14May 14
PinnedJakub JurgaThe Anglo-American establishment — Carroll Quigley on the real power-structureCarroll Quigley is best known for his work, Tragedy and Hope, where Quigley outlines a more accurate history of the previous centuries. I…May 4May 4
Jakub JurgaMy experience with Heidegger“Why do we say that time passes away, when we do not say with just as much emphasis that it arises?” ― Martin Heidegger, Being and TimeSep 11Sep 11
Jakub JurgaLetter to the Ukrainians. List do Ukraińców.Gdyśmy byli kozakami, Unii nie było Z wolnymi braćmi Polakami Wolno się nam żyło.Aug 22Aug 22
Jakub JurgaConsolations by David Whyte — book reviewDavid Whyte, a poet by trade, unpacks the meaning behind commonly used words and, certainly, for some of them, his interpretation made a…Aug 20Aug 20
Jakub JurgainThe Geopolitical EconomistUS reserve currency status — the end is nigh?From the outline above, we can see that a country usually holds the status of having it’s currency as the foremost reserve currency for…Aug 20Aug 20
Jakub JurgaRzeczpospolita now owned by SorosAlthough this is an event from a year ago, I thought it important to use it to highlight how many of the mainstream publications are in the…Aug 18Aug 18