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The wyrding way

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Fact is much weirder, and ultimately more interesting, than fiction. Weird is one of my favorite English words, especially in its original old form. "Weird" originally meant "fate" or "destiny". Derived from the Old English noun wyrd, it was the power to control events. It shifted...
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus (The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism) by German sociologist Max Weber. First published in 1904–05. Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Protestant-Ethic-and-the-Spirit-of-Capitalism Henry Farrell's blog Substack is always worth reading....
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The less-fash-than-Miller factions of the Trump administration -- as well, after a long siesta, its most electorally vulnerable senator -- seems to have rediscovered the idea that "summary executions of random civilians federal agents have attempted to detain while looking for other people" are not popular...
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