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The Last Honest American Writer
A story of work, dignity, and the American soul
Nov 4 • 
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The Search for Truth
What does it mean to seek truth — and finally find rest?
Oct 16
Monte Cristo’s True Villain
How reason itself became corrupted by evil
Sep 16 • 
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13 Lessons I Learned from Reading Dostoevsky
Insights from literature’s greatest novelist
Sep 13 • 
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The Secret Lesson of Don Quixote
And the quest for meaning
Sep 2 • 
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Could You Be the Next Hero?
The Hero’s Journey as the path to your true self
Aug 26 • 
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How Can Modern Man Find Meaning?
A 400-year-old novel has the answer
Aug 18 • 
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The Best-Selling Novel of All Time
An intro to Don Quixote...
Aug 11 • 
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The Iliad's Unexpected Lesson
And when to show mercy...
Aug 4 • 
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Why We Need Conflict
The true meaning of Homer's Iliad
Jul 28 • 
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The True Hero of The Iliad
Hint: it isn't Achilles...
Jul 22 • 
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Why The Iliad Still Matters
The founding text of Western Civilization
Jul 15 • 
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