John C. Wright's Journal

I found a quote from the Jewish Encyclopedia which astonished me.

I have always wondered about time travel stories that take place on Earth.

Someone was unwise enough to ask me about opening lines in a work.

A decade ago or so, someone posted a short story of mine to Genius, a musical lyrics explanation site, with annotations to explain the references.

I came across this tidbit of distilled skepticism on social media, uttered by a freethinker.

Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Announces the Most Ambitious Set of Science Initiatives This Century Trump’s Golden Age summit unveiled roughly $6 BILLION in scientific initiatives and commitments.

Marco Rubio’s Press Statement October 9th 2026: “For decades, Republicans and Democrats alike rejected the idea that the International Criminal Court had the power to prosecute American citizens, military servicemembers, or political leaders.

Zo debates Obama with words and melee.

Someone on Twitter asked me about my search history.

A friend and colleague, Anthony Marchetta announces his new book.

Until now, I was not in favor of Trump running for a third term.

I was unduly proud of this bit of nonsense.

I have had the misfortune to overhear two amateur philosophers arguing about whether or not machine intelligence can be proven to be self-aware.

The following announcement is from my beautiful and talented wife.

In a recent interview, one of the questions asked me to name the most difficult part of the creative writing process, and to name the easiest part.

Decline in life expectancy reversed The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) published a startling report in July 2021 documenting a decrease in the life expectancy of Americans to the lowest level…

All arguments attempting to ground ethics in nature or human nature are perfectly unreasonable, because such arguments presume an answer to the question in dispute.

When I was an atheist, my position was what I will call Newtonian, by which I mean ““I have not been able to discover the cause of those properties, and therefore I frame no hypothesis.”

Friendly atheists, by which I mean men who for rational and unemotional reasons, arguing in good faith, do not believe in god, are few, and in the modern age, growing fewer.

Let a pause to remember the recent debacles when beloved franchises were mocked and abused.

Some readers who are eager to express themselves vociferously may wonder what, if any, rough or uncouth language is allowed on this blog?

A guest post and announcement from own Brian Niemeier of Kairos Publications on his SOULDANCER Tenth Anniversary Special Edition Kickstarter.

An honest skeptic might entertain doubts about Church teachings on certain matters.

The question is whether the Son and the Holy Ghost were caused by the Father?

I am keeping this running list pinned to the top of my page as a reminder until election day.

Kickstarter Announcement and Progress Report from my beautiful and talented wife, Mrs.

A wise man once said that once one stops believing in God, one does not believe in nothing: one will believe in everything.

Upon rereading childhood favorites of science fiction and fantasy, I notice very few of them entertain me as a grown man as once delighted me as a child.

Please forgive me if once again I recite a list that has been compiled by other commentators.

Dr.

Jimmy Kimmel Live to end after 24 years following hosts suspension.

We have all noticed that when it comes to much of the race-swapping in fiction, or the race-replacement efforts in reality, the activists show little to no actual interest in the culture, history, religion, or tradition of the non-Westerners.

From the pen of Larry Wild.

The idea of a military society different from the general society is one I have heard many people from military families discuss.

I was pondering the future of warfare, as one does, and contemplating the use of robots in current wars and wars to come, as one does.

For the record, here is a partial list of the causes for the Iranian War.

From the pen of Alex DMI, aka Smart Alek Why are people still making accusations about Trump and Epstein even after Trump was cleared by the Epstein files that were released.

Historic Oil Agreement with Venezuela English Declared Official Language of the United States Establishing the United States Space Academy I may be premature with the Space Academy on my list: this is still in the planning stage.

Victor Davis Hansen gives an clear answer to the confusing puzzle of what happened to Tucker Carlson, once one of the most respected voices on the Right, who has now become a Jew-hating wretch resembling Gollum. https://t.co/q1tDCZh84y https://wltreport.c…

If I may quote: THE DIFFERENCE.

Repeating this because it is wise and curt and clear.

Mr.