The Content of our Discontent
The 3/5th Compromise & James Madison’s Crystal Flute
“I’m Founding Father Ben Franklin, and I’ve got a friend named James Madison who wants you to make him a flute out of this mysterious crystal skull that he had stolen from some innocent BIPOC in Peru.”
POETS Day! Rupert Brooke
Rupert Brooke is considered one of the War Poets but he’s remarkably different in tone from what we’ve come to expect when we hear that term.
Weekend Plans Post: A Quick Return to 2020
A week spent in quarantine. It wasn’t as bad this time, though.
Alex Jones And All The Money in the World
The trial made two things clear: Sandy Hook families were subject to horrendous suffering because of Alex Jones. And that he did not care.
Speed Gripping
The devil is in the details for something like this, though at baseline I prefer something like this to speeding cameras.
A Vote
There are no set rules to organize a voting process, so there are no set rules that make a choice a vote other than that it be a choice.
The 2019 Project: A Manifesto On Humor
These folks are united in their humorless worldview. What better way to counter this trend, then, but with humor.
On Columbus Day
Like Columbus himself – a Genoan sailor who served the Spanish crown – the Columbus Day holiday has had multiple lives.
Ordinary Times’ First Annual Halloween Watchlist: Week 1
Break out the pumpkin spice and candy corn, it’s time to get spooky! Ordinary Times’ First Annual Halloween Watchlist
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Problem of Remembering Things in Sequels
I understand why Batman might not have this or that gadget in the sequel. Why can’t he remember how to break stuff?
Republicans Can’t Win on Spectacle Alone
The idea of vapid Republican behavior in office is tied to the immense power of conservative media in the United States
