We Are Dante's Crew

Paul Kingsnorth: 'The West must die' so that we can live in truth and reality

Before we get into today’s newsletter, let me draw your attention to Canto 26 of Dante’s Inferno. In it, the pilgrim Dante meets Ulysses (Odysseus), who is in hell for having used his gift of speech to lead his crew to their deaths. In Dante’s version, Ulysses and his men were headed home, but the man of many turnings decided that it would bring them mo…