• Bertrand Russell Explains Why Karl Marx’s Philosophy Produced the Disaster of Communism

    Bertrand Russell Explains Why Karl Marx’s Philosophy Produced the Disaster of Communism
    In 1927, Bertrand Russell delivered a lecture titled “Why I Am Not a Christian.” At the time, such a declaration was still fairly bold, as was the reasoning he provided for it. Nearly three decades thereafter, he included in his collection Portraits from Memory another, shorter piece, “Why I Am Not a Communist.” That description was safe to apply to oneself in 1954, at least in the mainstream of the English-speaking world. It would have been riskier for those who mov
  • Meet Lloyd Kahn, the Counterculture Publisher Who Is Skateboarding at 91

    Meet Lloyd Kahn, the Counterculture Publisher Who Is Skateboarding at 91
    Lloyd Kahn worked as an insurance broker before quitting in 1965. Then, he took a turn into the DIY building movement that emerged with the 1960s counterculture. Soon enough, he found himself editing the influential Whole Earth Catalog and publishing Shelter in 1973, a book still considered the bible of hand-built homes. Now 91 years old, Lloyd remains active in publishing. He also continues to run, paddleboard, and skateboard, a sport he took up when he turned 65. How many people can say that?

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