Archive - What then?

Why the 4th of July Still Matters

Intellectuals, Cambodia, Plastic, and Mithril

13 hrs ago •

June 2025

May 2025

When it is Good to Do Devious Shit: A Stoic in Army Recon

A riff on Epictetus' laws of the gods, laws of the dead, and a path forward

May 27 •

On SEALs and Safety

Fiction, truth, and unconventional modes of mind

May 20 •

On Pre-State Hunters and State Entitlement

Misery is the cure to the modern disease of entitlement

May 13 •

🐾 The Stoic Wisdom of the Dog

More than man's best friend.

Published on What Is Stoicism? 🌷 • May 11

How Dogs Ground Us In The Moment

And cure the curse of acedia

May 6 •

April 2025

The Cure For Stress Is Savoring Cordite and Cherry Blossoms

Wisdom from WWI trench soldiers

Apr 29 •

How to Self-Rule When Everything Around You Says Submit

Or the primal wisdom of Yellow Wolf

Apr 22 •

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