Ken Ilgunas

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer (1960) This is one of the best history books I've ever read. It relies almost...

I'm doing a better job cataloging the media I consume, so I have a better idea of all the films I watch from year to year. Here are my...

I forgot to post a podcast I was on a few months ago. The Wigtown Book Festival (Scotland) was inspired to start a podcast because of the...

I'm enrolled in a year-long bushcraft course, in which we're learning all manner of things, including axecraft, clothes making, primitive...

One of the most irritating rants I go on is about how ecologically impoverished the UK is. In America, it's not hard to find a mixed...

Thoughts and emotions as of this moment… It appears that Biden, now that he’s secured Wisconsin and Michigan, will win. What relief I...

Some men like Trump because they think he’s “manly.” (Click for NYT story about why many Latino men are drawn to Trump’s machismo.) What...

I give the first episode of Showtime's The Good Lord Bird a C+. I've been patiently waiting for fifteen years for a John Brown...

I’ve lived all of my adult life in the U.S., except for the past two years when I’ve mostly lived in Scotland. It’s probably safe to list...

China Daily, a state-run English-speaking international Chinese newspaper, printed an Op-Ed, calling for the right to roam across the...

History lovers, I highly recommend the comprehensive, 1,280-page, and irresistible The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William...

I have an Op-Ed in The Washington Post today, arguing for my favorite thing--the right to roam. If you're interested in learning more...

[I've written an essay for the Wigtown Book Festival on my pandemic experience, where I've found myself marooned in North Carolina,...

I'm on the Public Lands podcast today, talking about my right to roam advocacy.

In his latest column, NYT's Ross Douthat sounds the alarm about the travesty of reduced human fertility rates. I'm not sure why so many...

During the first 45 minutes of The Two Popes, I thought I was watching a classic-to-be. That should have been the whole movie: two great...

[I only read 21 books in 2019, my lowest total in the fifteen years I've counted the books I've read. But, of these few, I was lucky to...