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Sep 27, 2026

Society

The ambition problem | Napoleon

The ambition problem | Napoleon

An essay about who you can become and how you can destroy yourself while trying to become a better version of yourself.

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Sep 13, 2026

Philosophy

Against Ourselves | Saint Augustine

Against Ourselves | Saint Augustine

A divided will can make you do things you don't actually want to do.

8 min read

Sep 6, 2026

Society

Performative morality

Performative morality

On whether a person can be morally rotten for as long as their rot looks good from the outside.

11 min read

Aug 30, 2026

Biography

Art over comfort | Dostoyevsky

Art over comfort | Dostoyevsky

Why do we choose things that make life harder for us?

8 min read

Jul 24, 2026

Society

Caesar wept before a statue of Alexander

Caesar wept before a statue of Alexander

He was thirty-two, held office, and felt like nothing. Three conquerors who never stopped measuring themselves against dead men.

10 min read

Jul 19, 2026

Biography

Diocletian walked away from Rome in 305

Diocletian walked away from Rome in 305

The most powerful man in the world quit on purpose, then grew cabbages.

4 min read

Jul 5, 2026

Society

Losing on purpose

Losing on purpose

An essay about losing capital, distribution, and pretty much everything.

9 min read

May 15, 2026

Society

The mathematics of enough

The mathematics of enough

A long essay from me, three months in the making.

10 min read

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