Hal Johnson

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Hal Johnson is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 3 times across 3 issues between September 02, 2022 and January 06, 2026. The archive places it in contexts such as “Albion: In Twelve Books , reviewed by Hal Johnson”; “Hal Johnson suggesting other books”; “Hal Johnson ( Hal Johnson Books ) writes”. It most often appears alongside ACX, 1587, 1587, A Year Of No Significance.

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  • Category: People
  • Mention count: 3
  • Issue count: 3
  • First seen: September 02, 2022
  • Last seen: January 06, 2026

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September 02, 2022 · Original source
Albion: In Twelve Books, reviewed by Hal Johnson (who says he might be the only person to have ever read it all the way through). Hal is the author of several books including the upcoming (please pre-order! pre-orders make or break a book!) Impossible Histories, a book of alternate histories that quotes G.K. Chesterton and the old SSC comments section at least once each.
November 20, 2023 · Original source
1: Some good comments on the Rene Girard book review. Given the generally anti-Girard reception, I was grateful for the few people who stepped up to defend or explain him. Skaladom recommends a professional Girard exegete named Johnathan Bi (lectures here). Neil Scott notes that Sam Kriss has a recent Girard article. Deiseach on memetic crisis and Girard’s theology, Zbigniew Lukasiak on the social usefulness of religion, and Hal Johnson suggesting other books. And thanks to Bill Benzon for highlighting that Tyler Cowen considers Girard one of the top twenty thinkers of the second half of the 20th century. I would love to know more about Tyler’s interpretation of Girard and the single-victim process. Maybe in the context of recent events?
January 06, 2026 · Original source
Hal Johnson (Hal Johnson Books) writes: