Archive - Essays of Hardihood Books

Science Needs a Moral Compass Outside of Itself

Or Else It is Simply an Amoral Tool for Use by the Powerful

Apr 21 •

March 2024

Wheel of Time and Game of Thrones

A Case Study in the Decline of Fantasy

Mar 29 •

What Some Modern Takes on Measure for Measure Miss

Shakespeare Wasn't Writing a Play for the Twenty-First Century

Mar 15 •

February 2024

Some Thoughts on Competition

The Alternative to Competition isn't Efficiency, but Stagnation

Feb 27 •

I Like the English Language

An Ode to a Rich and Complex Linguistic Tradition

Feb 11 •

January 2024

On the Giving of Gifts

An Ode to Generosity

Jan 30 •

Another Attack on Substack Over Free Speech

About Those Nazis on Substack

Jan 26 •

November 2023

Reading in the Age of AI

Another Activity Whose Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Nov 14, 2023 •

October 2023

On Skepticism and Physical Fitness

How Do We Know What to Believe about Health?

Oct 12, 2023 •

On Being Genuine

It is Better to be Earnest than Ironic

Oct 5, 2023 •

September 2023

The Maddening Silence

Sep 15, 2023 •

Substack for (New) Readers

What Exactly Are We Doing Here?

Sep 12, 2023 •

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