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Faustian Cultures

In my book review of Pulp Rock yesterday, I used Spengler’s characterization of the West as a Faustian civilization. According to Spengler, the West is a "Faustian" civilization. Readers will recall that Faust was a legendary Renaissance scholar-magician who sold his soul to the devil in return

Pulp Rock Book Review

When I got a request from Alexander Hellene to review this volume of musically inspired short stories, I had to laugh, because I am one of the least musical people I know. I can lose the beat of a song I am listening to. I’m sure I missed a

Dominus Tecum

The Cold War Origins of Suburban Sprawl

Following up on yesterday’s post about the numbering of the Interstate Highway system, friend of the blog Isegoria turns up more pieces of evidence of my contention that suburban sprawl, mortgages, and zoning were all driven by Cold War policy. That isn’t the sole reason of course, but

Orient yourself

The Interstate Highway system is easy to understand, once you know its principles. Not listed here, there are also standard nomenclatures for spurs and loops, and also there are smaller Interstates such as I-17, which connects I-10 and I-40 between Phoenix and Flagstaff. The number makes sense, since it is

Linkfest 2022-02-18: Ruining of Mountains

The Roman mining technique Ruina Montium is an impressive bit of applied engineering. Kirk Dunston: Why Sexual Morality May Be More Important Than You Thought An application of J. D. Unwin’s Sex and Culture to the West, 40 years after the sexual revolution. Unwin’s book was published in

Madonna and Child