

Best Books I read in 2020
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer (1960) This is one of the best history books I've ever read. It relies almost...
Ken Ilgunas
Dec 30, 2020


Best Films I watched in 2020
I'm doing a better job cataloging the media I consume, so I have a better idea of all the films I watch from year to year. Here are my...
Ken Ilgunas
Dec 29, 2020


Wigtown Book Festival Podcast
I forgot to post a podcast I was on a few months ago. The Wigtown Book Festival (Scotland) was inspired to start a podcast because of the...
Ken Ilgunas
Dec 20, 2020


Bushcraft - shelter building
I'm enrolled in a year-long bushcraft course, in which we're learning all manner of things, including axecraft, clothes making, primitive...
Ken Ilgunas
Dec 12, 2020


Carrifran Wildwood
One of the most irritating rants I go on is about how ecologically impoverished the UK is. In America, it's not hard to find a mixed...
Ken Ilgunas
Dec 9, 2020
2020 election impressions
Thoughts and emotions as of this moment… It appears that Biden, now that he’s secured Wisconsin and Michigan, will win. What relief I...
Ken Ilgunas
Nov 5, 2020


A primitive understanding of manhood
Some men like Trump because they think he’s “manly.” (Click for NYT story about why many Latino men are drawn to Trump’s machismo.) What...
Ken Ilgunas
Oct 23, 2020


"The Good Lord Bird" TV Review
I give the first episode of Showtime's The Good Lord Bird a C+. I've been patiently waiting for fifteen years for a John Brown...
Ken Ilgunas
Oct 8, 2020


"This Land Is Our Land" comes to China
China Daily, a state-run English-speaking international Chinese newspaper, printed an Op-Ed, calling for the right to roam across the...
Ken Ilgunas
Jul 14, 2020


Book Review: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
History lovers, I highly recommend the comprehensive, 1,280-page, and irresistible The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William...
Ken Ilgunas
Jun 30, 2020


Op-Ed in the Washington Post
I have an Op-Ed in The Washington Post today, arguing for my favorite thing--the right to roam. If you're interested in learning more...
Ken Ilgunas
May 24, 2020


Essay on pandemic life
[I've written an essay for the Wigtown Book Festival on my pandemic experience, where I've found myself marooned in North Carolina,...
Ken Ilgunas
May 22, 2020


Public Lands Podcast
I'm on the Public Lands podcast today, talking about my right to roam advocacy.
Ken Ilgunas
Feb 15, 2020


More Depopulation Panic
In his latest column, NYT's Ross Douthat sounds the alarm about the travesty of reduced human fertility rates. I'm not sure why so many...
Ken Ilgunas
Jan 21, 2020


Movie Reviews: "The Two Popes" and "Thunder Road"
During the first 45 minutes of The Two Popes, I thought I was watching a classic-to-be. That should have been the whole movie: two great...
Ken Ilgunas
Jan 8, 2020


Best Books I Read in 2019
[I only read 21 books in 2019, my lowest total in the fifteen years I've counted the books I've read. But, of these few, I was lucky to...
Ken Ilgunas
Jan 4, 2020