John’s Substack
John D. NugentRadical essays on culture, politics, faith, and survival. Written by someone who’s lived through the fire.
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When Philosophy Goes Unlearned and Unexamined
History is not a random sequence of events, nor merely a catalog of wars, elections, laws, and treaties. It is the residue of ideas already set in motion. Long before governments rise or fall, arguments have been worked out in philosophy. T...
No Fireworks For a Funeral
No, I Won’t Celebrate
No, I won’t celebrate.
I won’t clap for a country that gutted my future, sold me a dream, and handed me gatekept service industry jobs and garnishment papers instead.
I won’t wave your flag, not when it flies ov...
A Sample of 'Stonehaven'
An Introduction to Stonehaven
What follows is the first chapter of my current novel-in-progress, Stonehaven.
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This project is ambitious—a...
Where I've Been (And What's Coming)
I haven’t abandoned these essays—far from it. I’ve got several in the works, spanning politics, science, religion, history, economics, and musicology. (One project is a book-length series on my theory of the Penultimate Artist. Let me know...
Notes From the Edge of Who I Was: A Tribute
As if I didn't already have reasons for being thankful to have known Amanda Fuller.
Tonight I found myself reading through a libretto I hadn’t touched since 2009—a pop opera I wrote as a solo project, separate from the light comedies,...
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Digging through history, heresy, and hypocrisy with a sharp pen and no sacred cows. One week it's political rot, the next it's language games, failed gods, or a hymn that doesn’t hold up. Read if you're tired of being polite about it.
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