Will the Real Free-Trade Party Please Stand Up?
Americans have become accustomed to the choice between bad and worse. That’s where we are on the issue of trade as well in 2024.
The Content of our Discontent
Music Monday: An Introduction to Ambient Dub Music
Ambient Dub music is a genre artists fold themselves into, rather than try to expand and break from. Some definitions and history are in order here.
Biden’s Israel Aid Pause
It is fair to criticize Biden’s decision to withhold arms from Israel, but it is not accurate to say that the president is doing the same thing that Donald Trump was impeached for.
POETS Day! GK Chesterton Was a Merry Old Soul
Chesterton got roped into a production of Old King Cole and it roused his muse.
Apple Ad Misses the Mark
I mean … it’s just an ad. But it also represents how, under Tim Cook, Apple has really lost the narrative.
Republicans Defending Joe Biden
The Republican former lieutenant governor of Georgia is endorsing Joe Biden and Republicans don’t like it.
Forensic Files II: Meh
Headline News revived the series as “Forensic Files II.” It took four years before I was willing to give it a try…
US Presidents Sorted Into Hogwarts Houses
In J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, the characters at Hogwarts are sorted into four different houses…let’s apply these to the US Presidents.
Class in 21st Century America
A discussion of class in America in the 21st Century through analysis of differential financial behavior as incentivized by the tax code
Do Your Down-Ballot Homework
Your vote matters in down-ballot races more than in the presidential election. Don’t treat them as an afterthought.
The Evolving Act of Physically Reading In a Digitial World
I cannot help but think about the difference in how I read in digital vs physical mediums, and how others might read differently also.
The Month in Theaters April 2024
This was a very good month in theaters. 14 movies in theaters, with one repeat, and an additional 19 otherwise, for a total of 32 reviews.
Music Monday: It’s Spring, Let’s Emerge!
“Let’s Emerge!” is Pye Corner Audio’s – known to his mother and his friends as Martin Jenkins – fifth studio album, and it is indeed a surprise.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Fallout 76 Reviewed
I’ve played it enough to reach a tentative conclusion, I think. Fallout 76 puts the cart before the horse.
