Free LuigiIn the week since the CEO of UnitedHealthcare was assassinated, there seem to have been three major categories of response.Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 2024
Going BackDon’t you know They’re talkin ‘bout a revolution? (It sounds like a whisper).Nov 19, 2024Nov 19, 2024
Worst-Case ScenarioLike most of us, I remember exactly where I was the evening of November 8th, 2016. I was watching the returns come in at my mother’s…Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 2024
Voldemort on Twitter, Beetlejuice in QatarThis essay is a contradiction in terms. The only real point is: We shouldn’t be writing or talking about this bullshit. And yet, I don’t…Nov 21, 2022Nov 21, 2022
Remember, Remember, Treason, ReasonThis past Saturday was November the 5th, and as an annual (or nearly annual) ritual, I re-watched one of my favorite movies from my youth…Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Star Trek, Humanity, and OptimismHere’s a fun question: What is the most blatantly anti-capitalistic dialogue that you can think of in a mainstream movie?Sep 3, 2022Sep 3, 2022
Biden’s Deserved KudosAbout a year and a half ago, I wrote a sanguine piece about Joe Biden, celebrating our ability to unite around him, despite his myriad…Aug 18, 2022Aug 18, 2022
Plans, Pregnancy, and ChoiceFor a brief period as a teenager, I had an online relationship with another teenager. Her name was Vicki and she was from Georgia. Near…Aug 8, 20222Aug 8, 20222
Yesterday, a constitutional referendum in Tunisia has effectively given the chief executive…A brief history of the region to date might read as follows: Alongside the destabilizing presence of the U.S. and its allies in the Middle…Jul 27, 2022Jul 27, 2022
A Reclamation of Social DarwinismIt’s worth noting, at the outset, that the term “Social Darwinism” wasn’t ever actually used by any of the “Social Darwinists” or…Jul 12, 2022Jul 12, 2022