Author: Danny Chai

In an appearance on Derek Thompson’s Plain English, Ken Burns makes the bold claim that the American Revolution is “the most important event since the […]

My impression is that the majority of philosophers and many scientists don’t believe in free will, that it’s an illusion. And the general reasoning is […]

I just finished finished this book and I’m curious if anyone’s read it. International bestseller from Korea. Asking because it made me really sad for […]

I think I agree with this David Brooks piece completely. First, that it’s naive – even dangerous – to believe that politics and faith should […]

I don’t typically love books about prayer because no matter how good they are they’re limited – prayer’s about doing, not reading so there’s only […]

OK, so I just finished the 2nd volume of The Literal Meaning of Genesis by St. Augustine and it’s utterly fascinating, I have thoughts, though […]

I sometimes feel like I’m a crazy person in being consistent about feeling that character matters for our political leaders. In fact, I feel like […]

I’ve been reading The Literal Meaning Of Genesis, a work St. Augustine finished in 415 AD. It’s fascinating. Augustine is my favorite philosopher, and it’s […]

I wish a friend of mine still had his webpage up because he had a bunch of essays on it that were outstanding, several of […]

The BibleProject podcast had an episode a few months back about treasures in heaven that I have not been able to stop thinking about, because […]