The Migrant Horde: An Incomplete Story
There is an evil threat coming. All we know is that it is evil. And a threat.
Read more "The Migrant Horde: An Incomplete Story"INEXTINGUISHABLE: AN OPTIMIST READS 1984 AND FAHRENHEIT 451
Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 both depict a future devoid of thought, but not awareness. Both protagonists differ very little in their demeanor and the books share such similar commentary about complicity and passive acceptance that they might be taking place in the same literary universe.
Read more "INEXTINGUISHABLE: AN OPTIMIST READS 1984 AND FAHRENHEIT 451"Why Democrats Need A Tea Party—And Why They Can’t Have One
Democrats need to win elections. Having their own version of the Tea Party might help with that. Here’s why that Party probably won’t happen.
Read more "Why Democrats Need A Tea Party—And Why They Can’t Have One"Why I Like John Bolton
Intrepid, stubborn children do not heed the sensible warnings from their well-meaning parents. When approaching a hot stove, for example, a child’s curiosity overpowers and nullifies anything but the sound of its own desire. Don’t go near there, a mother might say; don’t touch that, a father might chime in. But the child will not […]
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-The following is a post first published on January 6, 2016- Contradiction must be confronted. Ignored problems act as a constant reminder of failure, are an annoying high-pitched whine that distracts in the background, and eventually make themselves heard in the most inconvenient time, in the most unfortunate way. ISIS is not the problem. It […]
Read more "On the Liberal World Order Pt. III"On the Liberal World Order Pt. II
-The following is a post first published on December 24, 2015- Thus far, even a cursory glance at any of the Republican debates is enough to show the complete lack of thought, consideration, or care given to statements of foreign policy, particularly toward ISIS. Simplistic statements that were once limited to frontrunner Donald Trump have […]
Read more "On the Liberal World Order Pt. II"On the Liberal World Order, Pt. I
-The following is a post first published on December 20, 2015- In 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Here is the Preamble, in its entirety: Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, […]
Read more "On the Liberal World Order, Pt. I"The Ballad of Trump and McConnell
Trump’s whispers are heard in the atmosphere, hovering over the populace like clouds that threaten destructive floods to come. Someone reports seeing a blue bird, which has by now become the omen that foretells an inauspicious day. Another blue bird is reported, then another. The people have learned to let the flying beasts come, lest […]
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Two decisions came out recently, one from the judiciary and another from a private business. I’ve taken an interest in both of these rulings simply because they were both released on the same day, as the result of happy coincidence, and because they coincide with a general confusion that grips present American society. Let’s unpack.
Read more "Trump and Twitter and Kaepernick and the NFL and the First Amendment"Why I Like Brett Kavanaugh
Brett Kavanaugh will serve as the bellwether that will make clear how much corruption the majority party is willing to exhibit in front of the American people. Having already corrupted the Executive branch with Donald Trump’s nomination—himself a serial propagator of sexual assault—the Republican leadership now seeks to damage the authority and legitimacy of this […]
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