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Author: Will Truman
Will Truman is the Editor-in-Chief of Ordinary Times. He is also on Twitter.
Keep Calm and Let Them Count
There are not 10-15 million missing votes. It was a high-turnout election. The numbers we’re seeing now do not indicate anything fishy for 2020.
Campaign Scratchpad: Known Unknowns
Making the outcome a known unknown to anyone that isn’t very motivated in their thinking. There’s a lot of motivated thinking out there, though.
Lone Star Rising
We haven’t had a top-two state competitive in a competitive election since 1976, which was an era with a much larger electoral college map with many more moving parts.
The Case For MM-DD-YYYY
There are two arguments in favor of the international DD-MM-YYYY format, one intuitive but bad and the other thoughtful and good.
Struggling For Normal
For years, we struggled to bring our daughter up to the level of her peers. It turned out she was playing on a different field entirely.
231 BPM
The story of an out of control heart, and trying to verify which ER I could go to that wouldn’t risk financially breaking us.
Falling Rocks Break Everything
Covid didn’t stop us, but a closed bridge will. The other kids on this side of the border are withdrawing from the school entirely for the semester.
Chrome & Punishment
Why are so many cars getting stolen? Police and city officials point to this: Millions of Kias and Hyundais are ridiculously easy to steal.
The Disturbing New Labor Trend: Skilljacking
Workers are reportedly demanding more pay to match their increases in skills and experiences. Here’s why they may be making a mistake.
How We Accidentally Enrolled in Medicaid and Faced Financial Ruin
How we ended up on Medicaid — and how it almost sent us to financial ruin.
Tipping Expands To The Sidewalk
You didn’t eat there, you didn’t shop there, you’ve never been there. Should you leave a tip? Experts increasingly say “yes”.
Medievalism!
Friend (and contributor) of Ordinary Times Andrew Reeves has a podcast called The Reeve’s Tale! Andrew is a professor of the medieval period
