Archive - Blake's Journal

Some of Maryland's Best Hikes

From Baltimore to Hagerstown, the Old Line State has a lot to offer

Oct 11, 2021 •

September 2021

The Death of the Intellectual Space

Modern universities have destroyed what they used to foster, a space for the creation and debate of world changing ideas

Sep 1, 2021 •

July 2021

Modernity has Broken our Parties and Ideologies

Faced with new and old existential threats, our leaders are content to be deer caught in the headlights

Jul 14, 2021 •

June 2021

Today's Left Can't Govern, And It Doesn't Want to

Movements built solely on resistance are incapable of governing

Jun 1, 2021 •

May 2021

The Heirs Guard Against History

We need more founders, legacy institutions know its an existential threat to their relevance

May 13, 2021 •

The 21st Century Nicomachean

We're inundated with conflicting messages, Aristotle can help us break through

May 11, 2021 •

April 2021

Why Outlaw Music Will Always Win

From Johnny Cash to XXXTentacion, authority is the antithesis of art

Apr 29, 2021 •

Balaji Breaks Westphalia: A Review

Reviewing and expanding his idea of building a virtual nation

Apr 15, 2021 •

Cassandra's Curse and 5 Changes Coming to the World

We're often prisoners of the moment, trends and underlying patterns can often give us a window into the coming times

Apr 13, 2021 •

How to Make the Perfect NCAA Football Game

NCAA 14 was near perfect, keep it mostly the same and make a few changes and it will be the GOAT video game

Apr 5, 2021 •

March 2021

Making 1% Better a Little Better

A phrase oft used by athletes is our key to a better life (with a caveat)

Mar 29, 2021 •

5 'Mr. Right Now' Leaders from History... not Mr. Right

Some people happen to be in the right place at the wrong time

Mar 18, 2021 •

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