Can You Housewife Your Way Out of Poverty?
Don’t put YOUR unreasonable expectations onto the backs of the working poor. They’ve already got enough to carry.
Author: Kristin Devine
Vote Like Your Life Depends On It, Because It Does
I am simply reporting on what feels right to ME in the here and now, in the election of a lifetime – I feel I gotta pick a side.
The Libertarian Case that Riots are Good, Achtually
I find it very, very concerning the number of libertarians who are watching the riots unfold with a gleam in their eyes
Weapons in the War of Ideas: Books & Book Burning
In recent days, I’ve read about the burning of books on the streets of Portland and of Harry Potter books torched by the far Left. I don’t like burning books, to put it very...
Sometimes, You Get Burned: A Personal Account of The Whitney Fire
I could see flames approaching from the east & south and my daughter whispered, “I love you, Mommy,” and my heart broke in a million pieces…
Hit the Road, Joad
There are no jobs, certainly enough jobs that exist in the kind of numbers that it would take to employ a mass exodus of Joads like me.
If You Wanna Make an Omelet, You Have to Break Some Faberge Eggs
Civilization is a Faberge egg. It is not just LIKE a Faberge egg, it IS a Faberge egg. Civilization is delicate, intricate, exquisite, and rare.
Murder Gandhi Takes the Trolley
The truth of humanity is that none of us, not even Gandhi, are capable of valuing all human life the same.
Help!! I Need Someone!
Women are not men, and because women are not men, a straightforward reversal of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope doesn’t work.
Bombs For Baby Kittens!
Public safety only matters some of the time. I don’t know what to do with that kind of gross disconnect from people sworn to uphold the law.
The Crimson Letter
The world you think you want, if everyone would stay quiet and follow your rules, will not be implemented without an astronomical cost in human life.
Joker’s Wild: Reconsidering My Criticism of Joker
My criticism did not happen to apply…Joker is outstanding, insightful, and may very well be one of the most important movies of the 21st century.
A Clash of Symbols
I wonder what other people might find if they take a moment to consider symbols from the other person’s point of view.
There Are No Bad People
Bigotry was not a life sentence, it was a decision people made, and so it was possible to choose something different. You could choose to change.
There Are No Better People
Superheroes aren’t real. All we have is people, and trading one group for another is not and never will be a cure for systemic flaws
Saying Something Important: The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot
set aside a couple hours in the screaming and the chaos that is surrounding us now and watch The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot
It’s Just Property
And as is so often the case it will be the marginalized people who will pay the highest price, who already are paying the price
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
I don’t care if you’re conservative, liberal, or otherwise, a media blackout on critically important news is concerning. Deeply concerning.
American Sandwich Project: Hot Dogs, Coney Dogs, and Carlos SpicyWeener
Hot dogs are American, dammit, kinda, or at least we eat them a lot here, and there is bread involved, and that’s good enough for me.
Silent But Deadly: Malaria in WWII
With microbes on our minds, it’s time to talk about one of the gravest threats soldiers in WWII faced — the threat of disease. Military leaders have long known that disease poses an even...
