A link to a post on Hume and Glory, not usury.
I didn’t manage to write a digression today, but recently I published an invited piece in which I explored the Catholic Church’s grounds for putting Hume’s History on the Index Librorum prohibitorum in 1827 (here) on a series of banned books. I hope you enjoy!
Since it’s a quiet day here at D&I, two bits of housekeeping business: first, I have a tendency to publish these digressions without a lot of copy-editing. Most of my regular readers are surprisingly indulgent about my infelicities. Before Substack, I would find time through the day to copy edit the piece (and/or incorporate suggestions from my readers). I still do that (old habits die hard), but obviously the (modestly) corrected version is not resent into subscriber mailboxes. So, if you ever find reason to quote one of these digressions, please quote the online version.
Second, I have modestly adjusted the settings of this Substack such that only paying subscribers can comment on any of my posts. (Yes, that’s signaling I am toying with more pieces on Zionism and the current conflict.)