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 30Oct 30
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