So, inspired by the recent Corbett Report exploration of the real fate of The Library of Alexandria and the subsequent report on how They Don’t Want You To Read, you’ve decided to pick up a book? Great! Need a book suggestion for your foray into the wide...
We have reached the end of the Age of Reading and started our descent down the slippery slope of digital distraction toward a post-literate future. But what does this mean? What is the true value of reading? How was the Library of Alexandria lost, anyway? And can any...
You know about the Library of Alexandria, right? You know, the famed repository of all the wisdom and learning of the ancient world. And you know how the library was destroyed, right? It was set on fire and all of those scrolls went up in smoke… …or did...
What is the New Atlantis? And who is Francis Bacon? And what does this obscure, posthumously published fragment of utopian (?) narrative have to say about technocracy? Good questions! Today, James explores those questions and more in this deep dive on Francis...
You know, Palantir, right? And you know Alex Karp, Palantir’s deranged CEO? Have you read his manifesto? Well, I have! Do you want to know what he says? Then gather around for today’s episode of The Corbett Report! Video player not working? Use these links...
