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Essays on European history

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Dec 4, 2024ACX

Book Review: From Bauhaus To Our House

Scott reviews Tom Wolfe's 'From Bauhaus To Our House', which explains how modernist architecture took over American buildings despite being widely disliked, through a combination of European influence, academic capture, and institutional pressures.

59 min read 9,114 words

Aug 30, 2024ACX

Your Book Review: The History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe

The review examines W.E.H. Lecky's book on the rise of rationalism in Europe, praising its scholarship and insights into the gradual shift from medieval to rational thinking.

15 min read 2,173 words

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Nov 13, 2010LW

Spring 1912: A New Heaven And A New Earth

Fiction by Scott Alexander

6 min read 922 words

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