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Western society was on the verge of discovering that a radical materialism could breed horrors far greater than even the worst religious fanaticism.
David Bentley Hart • The Story of Christianity
The future is dark, with a darkness as much of the womb as the grave.
Rebecca Solnit • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
The shining city on a hill was supposed to replace remote big government with a community of energetic and compassionate citizens, all engaged in a project of national renewal. But nothing held the city together. It was hollow at the center, a collection of individuals all wanting more. Free America measured civic health by gross domestic product.
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
vulnerability and resilience.
Elif Shafak • The Island of Missing Trees: A Novel
Such objectifying forms of treatment can seemingly serve not only as punishment but also ways of defusing the psychic threat that certain women pose.
Kate Manne • Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
As I began, the words of the abolitionist William Wilberforce ran through my mind: “You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know.”[1] In 1789, filled with passion over the evil of slavery and an unflinching commitment to see it end, he had risen in the British Parliament and described in unwavering graphic detai
... See moreRachael Denhollander • What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics
Charles Eliot Norton,
Natalie Dykstra • Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
it mystifies the killer in ways that are not only counterproductive but also insidious.