Edmund Burke drew a distinction between the sublime and the beautiful in the 1750s. The beautiful, such as well-watered flatlands, are conducive to human flourishing. The sublime, such as the Alps, can kill you. the sublime was only beginning to come into fashion in Romantic Age.
RFK Jr: “I’m going to give a civics lesson to the American public by pardoning Julian Assange and Edward Snowden my first day in office.
The same day, I’m going to sign an executive order ordering all federal employees, including the FBI and the CIA, to refrain from colluding or… pic.twitter.com/Xf8syzQWOc
