The new renaissance

Substack as a revival of the high-European 'culture of letters'

Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls,
For thus, friends absent speak.

John Donne, To Sir Henry Wotton

More of you should join the fray. You should write. We have an opportunity to take up the mantle of a great culture of letters which has fallen away.

Effective men can think and speak and write. Each compliments the other. Too many excellent men in …