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“The crisis of modern society is precisely that the youth no longer feel heroic in the plan for action that their culture has set up.” ~Ernest Becker Heroism. Excellence of character. Supererogation. Courage (andreia), as a moral virtue. We all strive for it. We all honor it. We all hope to discover it. But we are surrounded by its lack. We are outflanked by heroisms opposite: comfort, conformity, cynicism, and short-term self-interest over long-term risk and sacrifice. O

“Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation” ~Sir. Issac Newton What exactly is High Humor? High Humor is a mix of nonattached laughter at absurdity and a radical openness to fallibilism while honoring virtue. Where courage frees character, moderation balances character, wisdom guides character, justice stabilizes character, creativity grows character, and honor unifies character, High Humor overcomes character. It’s the only virtue that is transcendent.

“Sobriety diminishes, discriminates, and says no; drunkenness expands, unites, and says yes.” ~William James Balance, equilibrium, symmetry. There are times to put up fences and build walls and reinforce comfort zones. There are times to tear down fences topple walls and stretch comfort zones until they snap. In a world with too many fences, walls, and reinforced comfort zones, we need more people who are capable of drunken expansion. We need more uprootedness and toothin