Steven D. Greydanus

This is a big one: For many years, my efforts to understand racism and to explain it to myself and to others have been a work in progress. At long last, I’m ready to begin sharing my work with others. Feedback, commentary, corrections, criticism welcome! greydanus.substack.com/p/1-w…

2. A referendum on elections: Why defeating Trump is the best move for the US and the GOP (this would be the anti-Trump polemic) greydanus.substack.com/p/a-r…

1. Reflections on voting as a pro-life Catholic: Lengthy musings on my political thinking over the years. (I’m calling this a preamble to my anti-Trump polemic. Yes, a preamble!) greydanus.substack.com/p/ref…

Very pleased to see that my two election-related posts are now the top two most popular things I’ve written on my new Su​bsta​ck! With the election looming, if my approach interests you, I hope you’ll check them out—and, if you think they’re worth reading, share them with others.

So yeah, TWO DAYS after posting, my Substack piece on voting as a pro-life Catholic became the most popular thing I’ve written there. (The follow-up piece on defeating Trump is about to break into the top 5!)

Follow-up to “Reflections on voting as a pro-life Catholic”: Longread on why I believe that the defeat of Trump in 2024 is in the best interests, not only of the country, but also of the Republican Party, the pro-life movement, and American democracy greydanus.substack.com/p/a-r…

Reflections on voting as a pro-life Catholic: Lengthy musings on my political thinking over the years. (I’m calling this a preamble to an anti-Trump polemic. Yes, a preamble.) greydanus.substack.com/p/ref…

thoughts on what I do on my summer vacations and why I do it greydanus.substack.com/p/eph…

NEVER TRUST THE MAN: When the Big Lie gets too big, is there still room for God? Part 4 in my ongoing “Crisis of meaning” series! greydanus.substack.com/p/cri…

Hey! The first part of my “crisis of meaning” longread series on meaning and nihilism in superhero multiverse movies has cracked the top 5 most popular posts on my Substack! I’ve been working very hard on this series for a long time. I hope you enjoy it. greydanus.substack.com/p/cri…

Part 3: Meaning, the Spider-Verse, and leaving room for God! greydanus.substack.com/p/cri…

How on earth did *this* happen? My longest, densest Substack post is now my most popular, edging out DUNE & LOTR! I’m thrilled and encouraged—I worked insanely hard on this piece, on Catholic antisemitism and translating “the Jews.” Thank you readers! greydanus.substack.com/p/har…

Sometimes it seems like the universe is sending you a message. In the MCU, the calls are coming from inside the house. Crisis of meaning, part 2: The lie at the end of the MCU multiverse (or: He Who Remains is not great: How the TVA poisons everything!) greydanus.substack.com/p/cri…

Very excited about this: Part 1 of an inquiry, years in the making, on meaning in superhero multiverse movies and TV. Stay tuned for much more! Crisis of Meaning on Infinite Earths, part 1: The multiverse and superhero movies greydanus.substack.com/p/cri…

…and at least by “The Whalers” (1938), use of a light fleshtone for Mickey’s muzzle *and* the adjacent eyespace pretty clearly leaned in the direction of the “hairline” interpretation. (Not sure about “The Band Concert,” Mickey’s Technicolor debut…I’ve seen conflicting images!)