The world leaders and opinion-shapers of our age (“That’s our job!” said Mika Brzenski, however you spell her name) have sometimes been accused of being nihilists. That’s not accurate. The logical end of nihilism is obliteration. That’s not exactly what these people want. “Nihil” means “nothing”: hence “nihilism.” But nothingism means “nothing good.” Because that’s … Continue reading The Age of Nothingism