Apple disappoints Hume

Tim Cook: “National and international debates will outlive us all, and, while important, they do not govern the facts. In this case, we thoroughly reviewed them, and we believe this decision best protects our users” (https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2019/10/11/apple-ceo-tim-cook-defends-decision-to-drop-controversial-hong-kong-protest-app/#161be9c8186c).   Over the last two weeks, America’s woke capitalists have been only too eager to placate China’s authoritarian government…

Evelyn Waugh on play

Likely, regular readers recall one of my favorite books is Brideshead Revisited.  There is a delightful reflection by Charles Ryder on the meaning of his relationship with Sebastian which touches on play, a preoccupation of these pages and my new book (https://www.amazon.com/Erich-Przywara-Postmodern-Natural-Law/dp/0268105944?).   Charles is chastised by his very stuffy cousin that Sebastian is “bad…