Cause of Death
We have a tendency to turn a blind eye to the suffering of our fellow human if we think they did something to deserve it
Category: ICYMI
Money, Power, or Influence
The things people desire can generally be broken down into three categories: Money, power, and influence
Privacy For Rape Victims, Whether They Want it or Not
It is utterly unsurprising nobody considered the impact of the law on victims or to ensure it did not further strip them of their will.
Murder Gandhi Takes the Trolley
The truth of humanity is that none of us, not even Gandhi, are capable of valuing all human life the same.
How Colleges Can Actually Stay Open
This “abstinence only” model for college socialization is not only destined to fail, but also it ignores the mental and psychological strains
Help!! I Need Someone!
Women are not men, and because women are not men, a straightforward reversal of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope doesn’t work.
The Critic Problem
I call the way I approach film as “The Meh Plateau.” Most movies do not suck, nor are most movies amazing.
The Eleventh Decade of Noam Chomsky
“Is Chomsky a tankie? The answer is unambiguously no. There is a more interesting question however: “What is Chomsky’s role in 2020?”
Dancing In A Constant Feedback Loop: The Big Sort and COVID
Depending on the media you consume, COVID-19 is either a mild sickness blown out of proportion…or it is the end of America as we know it.
Ranking the Batmen
Who’s the best Batman of them all? I have decided to try to tackle the question of “Which actor is the best Batman?”
What If The Expected Actually Happens?
In which I argue for the possibility that maybe, just maybe, the expected…actually happens and maybe even smoothly at that.
To the Place I Belong
By this point, I am afraid that the absurdity of all this had become too much to bear.
Why Moderate Republicans Suck
If the GOP is to moderate, then there needs to be an effective moderate movement within the GOP forcing change.
The Political, Contested Thing of Crime and Consequences
What counts as a “crime” in our society is a political, contested thing. It always has been and always will be. So too are the consequences
Bannon and Kolfage, When the Walls Fell
The subtle genius of “Hey, there is a huge pile of $20 million dollars in a very high profile setting, let’s go steal that!!!”
Briefly, About Good Cops And Bad Cops
A funny thing happened yesterday: Ujiri’s legal team released bodycam footage that did not show what Strickland claimed it did.
Heavenly! Charles Avison
After first hearing this thoroughly lovely piece, I was surprised to learn that it was written by Charles Avison, an English composer I’d never heard of.
The Worst Year
The old order has been shown for the lie it was. Putting things back the way they were is effectively impossible, and a new path forward must be made.
