Members-Only Essays

The Illusion of the Big Reset

Every year begins with the same strange illusion.

Dec 30, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

The Last Honest American Writer

A story of work, dignity, and the American soul

Nov 4, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

The Search for Truth

What does it mean to seek truth — and finally find rest?

Oct 16, 2025

Monte Cristo’s True Villain

How reason itself became corrupted by evil

Sep 16, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

13 Lessons I Learned from Reading Dostoevsky

Insights from literature’s greatest novelist

Sep 13, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

The Secret Lesson of Don Quixote

And the quest for meaning

Sep 2, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

Could You Be the Next Hero?

The Hero’s Journey as the path to your true self

Aug 26, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

How Can Modern Man Find Meaning?

A 400-year-old novel has the answer

Aug 18, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

The Best-Selling Novel of All Time

An intro to Don Quixote...

Aug 11, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

The Iliad's Unexpected Lesson

And when to show mercy...

Aug 4, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

Why We Need Conflict

The true meaning of Homer's Iliad

Jul 28, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

The True Hero of The Iliad

Hint: it isn't Achilles...

Jul 22, 2025 • Athenaeum Book Club

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