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The Distance Between Pleonexia and the Gospel
Pleonexia is the disordered desire to have more than one’s rightful share that is due, specifically when that gain comes at the harm and expense of another or violates the proper order of sound justice. Pleonexia (πλεονεξία), from pleon (more) and echein (to have), translates literally as the desire to have one’s share and more.… Continue reading
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The Lucky Hobbit
In the captivating narrative of J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved book, The Hobbit, readers are immersed in a world where good luck seems to favor the protagonist and his friends at every turn of the story. We encounter phrases such as “by some curious chance” and “in the nick of time,” as well as “only by accident”… Continue reading
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The Making of a Monster
Feminism promises freedom, but cruelly it delivers a grotesque counterfeit of the feminine. It is a trap. Women are told that they can be anything men can be. In the proper sense, this is true. A woman possesses reason, moral agency, creative power, and the capacity for achievement. She is not an inferior creature. She… Continue reading
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A Thing to Be Grasped
On Corporate Flight, Exit Taxes, and the Philosophical Rot Beneath There is a question no California legislator will answer, because the answer condemns them. The question is this: On what basis does a state claim perpetual title to the wealth of a man’s business who has left it? This is not a rhetorical question; it… Continue reading