The Algernon Project

The Operational Virtue of Integrity

While “lack of integrity” is often used as a phrase of scolding or condemnation, I often mean it in a purely descriptive sense: a wholeness is not…

Sep 21 • 

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Books are not fungible

Different kinds of books are necessary to maintain a regular, skilled reading habit. Not just "important books."

Sep 20 • 

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What Are the Liberal Arts?

Three principles // seven arts in classic form // as opposed to what other arts // what do modern "liberal arts" colleges teach? // the second-dose…

Sep 18 • 

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August 2025

Applications are Open for Foundations of the Liberal Arts, Cohort 1

Break your phone addiction, gain the ability to read books at will, cultivate a beautiful mind and character, and more. Cohort 1 starts September 18…

Aug 20 • 

Daniel Golliher

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The Decline and Fall of the Humanities?

There are two conversations happening right now: one about the value and nature of the humanities, and one about what AI and phones are doing to…

Aug 16 • 

Daniel Golliher

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Historical Comments on the Baby Boom and Modern Fertility Rates

A response to what I'm sure what just a rhetorical prompt by Derek Thompson

Aug 3 • 

Daniel Golliher

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The Algernon Project

Rigorous liberal arts for the 21st century, or at least the mid-late 2020s.

Aug 3 • 

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July 2025

Lessons in History from Mercy Otis Warren

What can we pull from the introduction and chapter one of her 1805 book, "History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution"?

Jul 30 • 

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Can You Read?

For many people, the answer is "no" more often than they think // A note on Flowers for Algernon

Jul 11 • 

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August 2024

The Pro-Society Company

The lessons and suggestions of Maximum New York and Fractal Tech

Aug 24, 2024 • 

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On The Good Art of Fighting Distraction

Fear dies when it's concretized. Distraction dies when its trade-offs are clear.

Aug 19, 2024 • 

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Some Notes on How to Read Important Books

Or: why you might be failing to read books, no matter how much you want to

Aug 4, 2024 • 

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