Hanlon’s Razor, Revisited
Politicians lie and do so purposefully. Lying is the coin of the realm. And the lies just snowball.
Author: Russell Michaels
Werewolves Within: The Best Video Game Movie
Werewolves Within proves a cardinal rule of adaptations: Pick something no one likes and have a ball with it.
Nerd Of The People
I bring this up to delineate what separates a nerd of the people from a regular nerd. I am not just an enjoyer of things, but a creator of them.
“Weird Al” Yankovic: A Gift To Humanity
What makes “Weird Al” Yankovic so amazing is that he largely avoids politics, is genuinely charming in interviews, and treats his fans well.
Hayek, In Practice
The curious task is the job of people like Hayek – F.A., not Selma – to explain the limits of fiscal and monetary policy to affect behavior
The Five Nights at Freddy’s SNAFU: Scott Cawthon, Controversy, and Earned Media Strategy
Controversy will make the Five Nights at Freddy’s film “controversial,” which worked beautifully for Joker: derided but successful.
What Andrew Breitbart Got Wrong
Andrew Breitbart had one super-duper famous quote a lot of people seem to misinterpret: Politics is downstream from culture.
Economic Lesson V: Scarcity
Those who pretend scarcity doesn’t exist are playing you. Politicians utilize this one, but academics and journalists do it often as well.
The Reverse Gatekeeping of The She-Ra Reboot
She-Ra’s reboot was poorly received by old fans because they reboot these shows for adults instead of children
Boomers by Proxy
Boomers by Proxy are those conservative grifters who make all their money marketing themselves to conservative Boomers while being Millennials.
Against Snobs and Hobby Snobbery
To make a long story short, I am a nerd. But I am a nerd of the people. I am not a snob. Snobs fill the hobbies I love to the brim.
The Trump Trolley Problem
The key to the Trump Trolley Problem is never getting on the Trump Train in the first place. He will make you regret it eventually.
Anti-Capitalism Never Made Much Sense
I find it weird that anti-capitalists focus on companies like Disney, Microsoft, and Amazon and not the multinational conglomerates.
Noam Chomsky, Ron Paul, and American Hegemony
When conservatives mention that certain sectors of the American left despise America, Chomsky’s American hegemony BS is not far behind.
Respect My Authority!!!
Respect for (false) authority is a common logical fallacy that everyone who needs someone to trust them for something has to deal with.
Movie Theaters are Mostly Dead
Movie theaters were already on their last legs before COVID. The pandemic just turned them into dead men walking.
Economics Lesson IV: The Pre-Order
Sometimes, economics is cold and hard, all moral objections notwithstanding.
Crossing the Suburbicon
The GOP got absolutely raked over the coals in the suburbs. Shellacked! Taken to the woodshed! Other metaphors!
An Election Rant
Democrats don’t seem to have a national figure that isn’t fondly in love with some form of collectivism. Not that Republicans are much better.
Ninja Sex Party: Still Freakin’ Awesome
Album of the year without a doubt. I’ve listened to it easily ten times in the approximately 48 hours since I bought it.
