Resonance Theory: How Can Connection Create Disconnection?

The more we control, the more we are alienated from that which we control. This is the thesis of sociologist Continue reading →

Divided Times: Jonathan Sacks on Morality

Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is a figure who has had an influence well beyond the shores of the UK. Continue reading →

How the Wilderness Calls: A Critique of Red Dead Redemption 2

Life persists in wildness. Technique turned the world into a wildlife park, domesticating all within its borders. Yet it didn’t Continue reading →

Simulacrum in Literature: Baudrillard and Barthelme

Simulacrum, like many terms surrounding postmodernism, has been defined in a number of ways. Perhaps the simplest definition of the Continue reading →

The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? UFOs, Area 51, The Illuminati, 9/11, New World Order, ‘chemtrails’, the moon landing Continue reading →