Speaking of Terror
If certain kinds of violence demand more from us, defining and describing violence becomes charged with power.
Category: ICYMI
No, Google Did Not Steal The Election
This is one of the classic methods of junk science — multiplying humbug by humbug, extrapolating upward and onward until you get dramatic conclusions that defy any common sense.
The Hedgehog Who Won
In short, the Republicans rule the Winter Carnival but sacrificed their tongue in order to do so.
Defenders Of The Gold Bikini 2: The Fempire Doesn’t Strike Back
In which Padme swoons, and dies. There is absolutely NO purpose to Padme’s death.
Choose Your Own Political Narrative: Iowa State Fair Edition
Over the weekend, most of the Democratic hopefuls took their turn on the “soap box” at the Iowa State fair, which brought “pulse of the people” interviews.
On Changing The Subject
A place where you can go to get news about sports, sports, sports and not Trump, Trump, Trump.
Kevin Williamson’s Smallest World
A radical libertarian manifesto that deserves to be taken seriously – and rejected. A Review of Kevin Williamson’s “The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking in the Age of Mob Politics”
Trump’s Useful Idiot
The bully doesn’t really care about his minion; he’s simply a useful idiot. West Virginia is Donald Trump’s useful idiot.
Many People Agree With Me
Most of the time, when using imaginary people to back up a statement, it points to being a lazy, unprepared public speaker.
How Protests Happen, What They Do
Exploring the means to protest and the means and ends of protesting.
Journalism Woman, Mississippi Man
It is not the wider world’s place or responsibility to enforce Robert Foster’s self-imposed beliefs.
Nondenominational: The Lost Tribe of Evangelicals
The death of evangelicalism has been predicted ever since Nietzsche proclaimed that God is dead, yet the resiliency of the evangelical church surprises secular observers.
Democratic Presidential Candidates: To Whom Should We Extend Your Compassion?
As newly-minted, likely Democratic-primary voter visiting China, I have a question that has not been addressed in the debates: How much am I supposed to care about others?
Elections In The Meantime
Everyone is transfixed on the battle for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, but there are some really interesting major races happening this fall.
