We are the Unenlightened Generalists. We form connections between people and ideas through education, art, information science, human development, and applied philosophy.
How we live together and who benefits: community, liberty, education, and the myths we're sold about merit.
Philosophy
We often treat individual liberty as a state of being completely untouched by reality. But as Herbert Read and the ancient Stoics understood, true freedom is how we respond to the systems we live in.
Society
From 19th-century union busting to the 21st-century literacy crisis, tracing the deliberate marginalization of the liberal arts.
Society
Why the "self-made" myth ignores who pays for the tickets, who gets to throw the darts, and who works the booth.
Culture
How political and economic powers have hijacked our celebrations—and why we need to reclaim them.
Philosophy
A synthesis of Watsuji Tetsurō’s linguistic argument for mutual aid and Herbert Read’s anarchist aesthetics. I examine how the Western 'cogito' creates an alien nature, and how the concept of the 'edge state' offers a path back to context and connection.
AI
Reclaiming Technology as a Commons in an Age of Surveillance and Alienation
News
Goddard College's closure is a betrayal rooted in BoT mismanagement, violating bylaws, and ignoring community efforts to save this progressive institution.
Capitalism
What if the Marxists made a mistake? What if the inevitable transition point for Capitalism isn't socialism but feudalism?
News
Pioneering change through student engagement: Evergreen College takes bold steps toward social responsibility and honors Rachel Corrie’s legacy, providing a model for good academic governance.
Essay
As leaders, we can take the concept of intersectionality and apply it directly to every exchange.
Anarchism
Exploring political and social groups through the lens of deep personal interest.
Anarchism
Free sharing of information across diverse populations is the most vital component of anarchist organization.
