Islander VI’s interview of Michael Hudson presents several real problems but provides no good solutions. I don’t just mean that it fails to provide solutions; Hudson tries. The solutions he offers, however, are problems in themselves, broken reeds and poisonous
Alex Masters’s article in Islander VI, “Politics Is a Complex System,” has much to recommend it in the way of recognizing reality; where it fails is in its vision of the final outcome, a flaw which echoes backwards into its
Shaping an effective, motivated minority. Let’s return to a concept in Dr. Gilfedder’s article in Islander VI: the need for a substantial class of cultural thought-shapers (character-lights), in light of the divisiveness of the developing ‘right wing’ intelligentsia-elite. On the
Stories are conveyances and expressions of worldview. The final article in Islander VI, by Alexander Adams, presents a sets of theses in synthesis. First, that the worthwhile battlefield is in the cultural (including the artistic) sphere, rather than the political.
There is no political solution. Dr. Gilfedder’s article in Islander VI follows the pattern of all the best parts of the magazine: penetrating insight and worthwhile thought which stops a crucial step short of the mark. His thesis in this
We shall, today, start at the end, taking for our introduction very nearly the final line of Ferro’s article in Islander VI, a quote from Ruskin: “Taste is not only a part and an index of morality; it is the
Will Tanner’s article in Islander VI points in the right direction. Stopping modernity’s downspiral requires a radical societal restructuring. Fundamentally, this restructuring must be a reformation of mechanism, incentive, and motivation. All three must be re-aligned in totality with God’s
The tragedy of the commons, yes, but is the government our only hope? Alex Masters’ article in Islander VI has good points and bad points; a more exhaustive discussion of both you’ll have to wait for, as it’ll be up
Bureaucracy does not work nearly as well. Islander VI’s article “Brotherhoods” by Stephen Carson is well worth the read, short as it may be compared to some of its companions. In it, Carson lays out the pitch for ‘mutual aid
Sauron, Saruman, and their fundamental (dis)similarity. From the pen of Carl Benjamin comes an article on the Scouring of the Shire, here in Islander VI. The main topic of the article will be getting a Creational Story article (as yet