The Enlightened Texts

The Enlightened Texts

About the Substack

My Substack is nicknamed Sans Souci – without a care – and should be understood as both the primary wish and leitmotif of its creator, because this is the place I most prefer to retreat with friends, to write, to read, to think. Pull up a chair.

About Enlightened Despot

West is the Best. Lover of beautiful things. Law, author, movies, lawyer, art, architecture, history, philosophy, literature and criticism... picking up the scattered pieces and putting them back together.