New review (proofs) of Leo Strauss on Plato’s Euthyphro: The 1948 notebook, with lectures and critical writings Eds. Hannes Kerber and Svetozar Y. Minkov, (UPenn Press, 2023). In Polis 43.1 tinyurl.com/3kk5xf77
Review of Hannes Kerber and Svetozar Y. Minkov, eds. (2023) Leo Strauss on Plato’s Euthyphro: The 1948 notebook, with lectures and critical writings. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University...
UL's Ciaran Casey tracing the routine dysfunction of Irish budgetary policy to an officialdom that "became disillusioned with economic planning in the early 1970s, concluding that the world was too volatile to make accurate forecasts." www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
The main reason for the enormous emphasis on budgets in Ireland is unfortunately political rather than economic
New review of Leo Strauss’ Published But Uncollected English Writings, Eds. Steven J. Lenzner and Svetozar Y. Minkov (2024) in Int'l Journal of Philosophical Studies www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Published in International Journal of Philosophical Studies (Ahead of Print, 2024)
This is incredible, compelling reading. As a bibliophile editor of a book series, I’m not sure that the conclusion is we should all be on substack, but I get the thrust of the argument. Note: 90% of books sell less than 2000 copies; 50% sell less than 12 copies; 80% of books go to c.20% of buyers
Everything we learned about the publishing industry from Penguin vs. DOJ.
Can't beat the Kingdom!
'There Will Be Blood' The historical drivers of political disintegration, and the troubles in store for the United States: I reviewed Peter Turchin's 'End Times' for Dublin Review of Books Autumn issue. drb.ie/articles/the...
Review: End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political Disintegration, by Peter Turchin