Curtis White

Curtis White

Curtis White is an essayist and author who serves as a Professor of English at Illinois State University. His essays have appeared in Harper’s Magazine, Village Voice, and In These Times. His most recent books include The Science Delusion: Asking the Big Questions in a Culture of Easy AnswersThe Barbaric Heart: Faith, Money, and the Crisis of Nature, and The Spirit of Disobedience: Resisting the Charms of Fake Politics, Mindless Consumption, and the Culture of Total Work.

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The Barbaric Heart

THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION that environmentalists are not very good at asking, let alone answering: “Why is this, the destruction of the natural world, happening?” We ordinarily think of environmentalists Continue reading