The French social theorist René Girard, born in 1923, is not quite yet a household name, but his work does occasionally make it into popular culture. Take the second season of the hit HBO show The White Lotus, where one main character suggests that his friend and former romantic rival has “a bad case of mimetic desire.” […] The post Culture War as Imitation Game appeared first on Luke Burgis.| Luke Burgis
With school-choice initiatives proliferating, students struggling to make up for lost Covid time, and Americans pessimistic about the direction of the country, K–12 education is ripe for reform. But a national recommitment to educational basics should extend beyond the fundamentals of reading, writing, and STEM subjects. A key aim of school reformers should be to […]| Luke Burgis
From career choices to new purchases, use René Girard’s mimetic theory to resist the herd and forge your own path […]| Luke Burgis
What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem—and what do either have to do with Silicon Valley? NASA can land a […]| Luke Burgis
What is Mimetic Desire? Nearly everyone (unconsciously) assumes there’s a straight line between them and the things they want. >> […]| Luke Burgis
I reached out to Liana Finck during the early, dark days of the pandemic in April 2020. My fiancé, Claire, […]| Luke Burgis