The sensation of fresh snow crunching underfoot was deeply satisfying to Isserley. Just the idea of all that water vapour solidifying by the cloudful and fluttering to earth was miraculous. She couldn't quite believe it, even after all these years. It was a phenomenon of stupendous and unjustifiably useless extravagance. Yet here it lay, soft and powdery, edibly pure. Isserley scooped a handful off the ground and ate some. It was delicious.Michel Faber, Under the Skin, 56
Episode 209: Francis Fukuyama on Identity Politics (Part Two: Discussion)
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Continuing on *Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of
Resentment* (2018).
Fukuyama recommends a "creedal national identity" as a solution f...
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