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The Long View 2009-05-01: The Chimera Shrugs

The Long View 2009-05-01: The Chimera Shrugs

I frequently lament that John J. Reilly left us too soon. He had a breadth of knowledge that is sorely lacking. In this 2009 post, John discusses the machinery that was put in place in the early 2000s to manage pandemics, populism, banking, and economics. I cannot usefully speculate how

The Long View 2009-04-24: Witch Hunts & Purges

The Long View 2009-04-24: Witch Hunts & Purges

Last night on Twitter/X I suggested that John J. Reilly may be the prophet of our times. John died in 2012, but his writings offer us useful concepts for understanding our times based on history. In this 2009 blog post, John shows us what a modern day purge would

The Long View 2009-04-17: Spengler at the Zombies' Tea Party

The Long View 2009-04-17: Spengler at the Zombies' Tea Party

Fifteen years ago, I probably wouldn't have taken a bet that the Boston Globe would still be in business in 2024, but they are still chugging along. On the other hand, the loss the New York Times took to sell the paper was staggering. The Times bought the

WBH Digest 2024-11-17: The Perennial Apocalypse

WBH Digest 2024-11-17: The Perennial Apocalypse

Today the With Both Hands digest returns with exciting news! I have re-released John J. Reilly's The Perennial Apocalypse! The book is available as a paperback and ebook on Amazon. Those of you who are members of my mailing list also have access to free downloads of both

The Long View: American Babylon

The Long View: American Babylon

Fr. Richard John Neuhaus liked to say the first thing about politics is that is not the first thing. Over the course of his life, Fr. Neuhaus was an active player in American politics, but he always tried to keep it in its proper place: In this understanding, it is

The Long View: How Rome Fell

The Long View: How Rome Fell

And now we have John's review/reflection on just how the Western Roman Empire became capable of falling. As John was keenly interested in cyclical theories of history, it should come as no surprise that John's analysis is a combination of decreasing state capacity occurring in