Fascism’s Ideology
We hear the word “fascist” a lot in today’s political climate, mainly thrown at those on the right as an epithet. It seems to be
We hear the word “fascist” a lot in today’s political climate, mainly thrown at those on the right as an epithet. It seems to be
2025 was an event-filled year. Changed ChurchesTo set a bit of a back story, at the end of 2024, we decided to leave the church
I have read 88 books this year, which is a new record for me. But, sadly, I’ll have to dial it back….starting from this month.Having
Gerusalemme liberata- Torquato Tasso (1581) So soon after having finished the Divine Comedy, I was reluctant to involve myself with another epic poem in archaic Italian. But
This is the third installment of Paradiso, the last 11 cantos from 23 to 33. This also marks the end of the entire Divine Comedy.I
Paradiso- Dante (1321) Got busy on the translation this month and finished the third book (canticle) of the Dante’s Divine Comedy. But because there are so
Paradiso- Dante (1321) Continuing through the third book (canticle) of the Dante’s Divine Comedy. Canto 19 The sixth sphere: Jupiter- justice The souls, still in the arrangement of
I was looking for some more recent novels to add to my list, and decided to ask Chat GPT for some recommendations based on my
This is the second batch of 11 cantos- from 12-22 that make up the middle third of the third book of the Divine Comedy- Paradiso.
Paradiso- Dante (1321) Continuing through the third book (canticle) of the Dante’s Divine Comedy. Canto 13 The fourth sphere: the Sun- the wise, cont. Dante kicks the canto
“I have more intellectual pursuits, and less intellect with which to pursue them.“
This website was formerly “the TL;DR place” on tumblr. But I occasionally posted things that I wanted others to see, and they were unable to access the content without tumblr accounts. I called the blog the TL;DR place because the writing I do here is essentially a place for me to process through my thoughts. Most of my friend group isn’t all that interested in the same things, so I write rather than talk through it.
The domain name is a play on my name: David Laurance. David is of Hebrew origin and means something like “beloved”, and my middle name “Laurance” is derived from the name of a great aunt “Laura” back somewhere in the ancestry. The male equivalent is Lawrence, or Larry…. so… “beloved Larry” > everyone loves Larry.