Byung-Chul Han makes the case for the contemplative life.

Matthew Crawford offers a road map to a well-lived life.

Ugly art can counteract shallow sentimentality, and reveal important or redemptive truths.

A left-wing thinker yearns for a benevolent strongman who can transcend the dehumanizing tendencies of modernity.

In a debased modern society, Thomas Pfau finds hope in the transformative beauty of the world.