Archive - The Great God Pan Is Dead

Believe in truth

Lesson 10 in On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder will seem blindingly obvious.

Nov 20 •

Be kind to our language

As a book-lover, this lesson from the twentieth century in On Tyranny feels a little bit pandering.

Nov 18 •

Who is as brave as Rosa Parks?

Nov 16 •

Be reflective if you must be armed

This is a lesson from On Tyranny that feels personally irrelevant.

Nov 14 •

Be wary of paramilitaries

Does Trump and MAGA have paramilitaries?

Nov 13 •

Remember professional ethics

In this lesson from On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder mainly takes the time to remind us of the many lawyers, doctors, and businessmen who helped to execute…

Nov 11 •

Take responsibility for the face of the world

This lesson gave me a lot to reflect on.

Nov 10 •

Beware the one-party state

This is lesson 3 from Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. I’ve covered lessons 1 and 2 elsewhere.

Nov 9 •

Defend Institutions

This is the second of the 20 lessons in On Tyranny. The first is here.

Nov 8 •

Reflecting on each of Timothy Snyder's 20 lessons for living under authoritarianism

Nov 8 •

let's queue up some patriotic music!

Nov 5 •

Do not obey in advance

A few years ago I read an astonishing and brutal work of history called Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder. It is basically…

Nov 4 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts