David Lloyd Dusenbury
@DusenburyDavid
Old campaigner. @IJudgeNoOne is out now with Hurst & Oxford. Writing my next for Princeton University Press.
Strange to say, but “laissez-faire” begins with a French idea of China. — For this & much more, see the new essay on “The Chinese Roots of the West” that I’ve cowritten with Philip Pilkington. Part II is out tomorrow. @philippilk @InstituteDanube @hu_conservative
“Most of the rebels never grasped what was happening in their comfortable enclave. But then these over-educated revolutionaries were rebelling against themselves.”
Intrigued to read in Bernd Roeck's new history of the Renaissance that "an embassy of Chinese Christians made its way to the Rhone" in 1338, to the papal court at Avignon.
Lily Lynch finds a signal in the noise for the New Left Review. @lilyslynch @NewLeftReview
It is now reported that three noncombatants have died today after a direct strike, by an Israeli tank, on Gaza’s only Catholic church. Nine other innocents are wounded; one is in critical condition. This should be forcefully condemned by the Western powers. Via @MacaesBruno
Two are reported critically wounded, & six lightly (including an Argentine priest), after a strike on the only Catholic parish church in the Gaza Strip (photo @TheAtlantic). Italian PM calls this “unacceptable”, which it is. More here from @Reuters — reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Keep an eye out for Lawrence Osborne’s Ballad of a Small Player, coming soon to Netflix. — & read the novel first. A story of high-stakes gambling that is itself a high-stakes gamble. @lawrenceosborne @netflix
Two are reported critically wounded, & six lightly (including an Argentine priest), after a strike on the only Catholic parish church in the Gaza Strip (photo @TheAtlantic). Italian PM calls this “unacceptable”, which it is. More here from @Reuters — reuters.com/world/middle-e…
“The more I read the pessimists, the more I love life.” Cioran on Schopenhauer
Biden-era sanctions & the seizure of Russian assets destabilized the dollar’s hegemony; Trump-era tariffs are intensifying the crisis. Is it time for a new Bretton Woods? — Philip Pilkington brings a big idea in the pages of @compactmag_ @philippilk
The "new Syria" is a terrible place for Christians. Western governments are complicit, & Western journalists are silent. @newlinesmag
Good title, hard questions — engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-w… @purisamir1 @EngelsbergIdeas
