Ode to a Lost Notebook
Further lessons in letting go
Quid Amo
The enthusiasms, musings, and observations of James K.A. Smith. Mostly books, music, and film.
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On the Fallacy of "Electability"
Thoughts before a Senate primary
A Republic within the Republic
Re-reading Sartre in the age of Trump
Muskism = fabulism + grift
On Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff's important new book
"You Are What You Love" Ten Years On
A few thoughts occasioned by the German translation of my book
The solution to dis-information is not more knowledge
Why we might need to consider a more radical prescription for our cultural crisis
Checking In, Catching Up
Notes from the road, halfway through book tour
Mysticism is a path
Snippets from the cutting room floor
Stoicism vs. Mysticism
From "mindfulness" to contemplation
On Being a Grandpa
Philosophical reflections on a vocation