“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Didactic Mind, Ep 77: The Forge of Vulcan

Didactic Mind, Ep 77: The Forge of Vulcan

Today I wax philosophical again about the nature of our tests and the reasons why we are tested to, and often beyond, our breaking points. I go through Biblical prophets from the Old Testament and examine how they were tested and broken, in order to do what God needed...
Build your brothers up

Build your brothers up

Friends, you don’t need me to tell you that these are very dark, very strange, and very dangerous times. The world is an extraordinarily messed-up place, and it appears to be getting worse every single day. The Western world, in particular, appears to be...
Didactic Mind, Ep 77: The Forge of Vulcan

Didactic Mind, Ep 76: War Games

This week’s episode is all about game theory and its profound and powerful application to politics. I use the lens of game-theoretic understanding to provide insights into why the Right keeps losing against the Left. As I point out in the podcast, the reason is...
Didactic Mind, Ep 77: The Forge of Vulcan

Didactic Mind, Ep 75: The Evil That Men Do

In this week’s episode, I talk about the strange and terrible power of real, material, physical evil, and its lasting effect on all of us. I explain why it has such power and how its power persists for so long – and why and how it fails, each and every...
The gates of Hell are locked from within

The gates of Hell are locked from within

The fundamental story of the Bible is of God’s attempts to reach out to His Creation and repair it – and of His Creation’s stubborn refusal to pay attention to the loving ministrations of a God that cares deeply about us. We have grown prideful and...
Didactic Mind, Ep 77: The Forge of Vulcan

Didactic Mind, Ep 74: Risen in Glory

A very happy and peaceful Easter to you all, my brothers and sisters in Christ. This week’s podcast is all about tying the veracity and historicity of the New Testament together with the Old, to show us how we can be confident that Jesus Christ our Lord was...
Guest Post: Go Get It by The Male Brain

Guest Post: Go Get It by The Male Brain

Our good friend Dawn Pine noticed that I’m rather busy these days and in dire need of some R&R, and very kindly wrote in with a guest post for The Agoge series. This post is all about getting your butt into gear so that you can go and get what you want in...
Didactic Mind, Ep 77: The Forge of Vulcan

Didactic Mind, Ep 72: Rabbits and Wolves

This week’s podcast is all about r/K selection theory and its ramifications for politics, social trust, and national development. I provide a brief overview of the theory, explain its application to politics through the lens of Anonymous Conservative’s...
Didactic Mind, Ep 77: The Forge of Vulcan

Didactic Mind, Ep 71:Inconvenient Truths

This week’s episode is all about things that we wish were not true, but are. I examine the basic realities of irreducible differences between and among groups. I also talk about some of the historical inaccuracies that we have had to deal with for decades, such...