Saints, Sinners, and the Limits of Public Policy
The importance of public policy compared to the multitude of other factors is that it is the thing that we have the most control over.
Author: Will Truman
Will Truman is the Editor-in-Chief of Ordinary Times. He is also on Twitter.
The Strange Saga of Mark Aguirre
Mark Aguirre did not retire voluntarily and was in fact at the center of a huge police scandal almost twenty years ago:
Motivated Ambiguity and the 2020 Election
On reasonable doubts of reasonable people, and the people who believe things that are wrong while casting shadows and flinging spaghetti.
A Non-Partisan’s Case For Straight-Ticket Voting
If you’re like me and tend not to line up exactly with either side, or tend to prefer divided government, I urge you to shelf that instinct for the time being.
Election 2020: What Happens If Trump Dies?
President Donald Trump is likely going to be fine. I doubt this will even have an affect on the election. But…
Chairman Heckler’s Veto
They are bending the will to China because the Chinese government can and will demand it in a way that the US government won’t and can’t.
Tenshot: Tales From The Loop
Tales From The Loop is mostly an anthology of interconnected stories involving a mysterious lab that is also the major employer in a relatively small town.
Batman, Ranked
Who’s the best Batman of them all? I have decided to try to tackle the question of “Which actor is the best Batman?”
Everybody Gets an F
The national failure of putting kids in classrooms (and keeping them there).
Help Mississippi Choose a New Flag
When Mississippi announced they were changing their state flag, I was honestly somewhat skeptical
There Once Was a Girl
I was her you-wouldn’t-know-him-boyfriend-in-Canada except not in Canada and not her boyfriend. But real! And if it did get back to me, that was okay, because she didn’t not like me.
Hollow Rights & Hollow Points
It doesn’t matter as much if they can’t arrest you if they can just kill you. Rights that are not consistently respected aren’t rights.
Morning Ed: Economics
The virus gives us the opportunity to remake the economy. Some people are salivating at the prospect.
