Castalia
Sam Kahn, A. A. KostasIntellectual Journal - essays, stories, reflections
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The Case for a French Revolution
As you may have noticed, it’s not going great. Ostensibly democratic governments no longer are particularly responsive to the will of the people. Runaway inequality has made a mockery of pretenses to meritocracy and equality. And maybe most...
The Demise of the Humanities
Dear Friends,
I’m reposting the article below from . I’m going to be leading an “Intellectual Boot Camp” discussion group that meets Fridays, likely biweekly, at 12pm EST starting May 1. It’s a chance to read, in a collaborative setting,...
On Sobriety
Once upon a time, I would make a beeline for the drinks if I arrived at a social event. I was a proud ‘chipper’ of cigarettes — if I was drinking or in certain moods there was a ritual about heading to the corner deli and overpaying for a p...
The Importance of Bill James
Dear Friends,
I have a piece up in Air Mail Magazine on the superagent John Brockman and his Epstein connection.
Best,
Sam
THE IMPORTANCE OF BILL JAMES
I was doing a research project in the main reading room of the New York Public Li...
The Great Substack Growth Crisis
THE GREAT SUBSTACK GROWTH CRISIS
2021-2023 was the outsider art era; 2024-25 was war for control; 2026 careerists hardcore back in control -
Somewhere towards the middle of 2025, everybody on the platform noticed the same thing: their g...
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Sam Kahn writes the Substack Castalia.
I write fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews. My forthcoming poetry chapbook is LUMINOX (preorder using link in bio). And I'm always seeking Him.
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