The Madness of Civilization

How Civilization Has Gone Awry and How We Can Cope with It

Walt McLaughlin

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photo by Marcus Spiske on Unsplash

Jarred awake by an alarm clock, I scramble through my morning routine then get out the door. I have to be at work in forty minutes and the commute takes thirty-five. That’s assuming there aren’t any traffic jams on the highway. If there are, well, I’ll be late. I fight back a tinge of guilt as I pull out of the…

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Walt McLaughlin

Philosopher of wildness, writing about the divine in nature, being human, and backcountry excursions.