Author: Christian Coleman
The Revolution Is on November 8th. It Will Be Televised.
Elections aren’t very exciting. Dorky lawyers dance awkwardly on red, white, and blue stages. TV news networks blast triumphant stock music with swirling graphics – also, red, white, and blue. […]
On This Day in Alabama History — Tuskaloosa Burning
Because haters don’t want to see us be great, Tuscaloosa has been burned down a few times. Most famously, Tuscaloosa was burned during the Civil War simply because we committed […]
Term Limits Suck. Just Ask the Romans.
Anyone who has had the misfortune of listening to me for more than about ten minutes knows that I’m absolutely obsessed with Ancient Rome, specifically the Roman Republic, which served […]
Democrats Are Doomed And It’s Not Their Fault [Updated]
Full Dislosure: I’m a Democrat. I don’t mean that I vote for Democrats. Those are Democratic voters. I mean that I’m running for the Alabama House of Representatives District 47. […]
The Five Greatest Republicans
The Republican Party is one of the oldest political parties in the world, and one of the two most powerful. Depending on how the electoral college shakes out every four […]
House of the Dragon Is Going to be Trash. I Hope. [Updated]
The only remaining question is one of the utmost importance: in which episode do the Targaryens have sex on a dragon? C’mon, you know it’ll happen.
We Must Begin America Again
Every two to four years, we can begin America over again. You have that power.
The World Is Burning and Republicans Are Fiddling
Recently, the Tiber River in Italy reached an historically low water level. The level is historically low because it’s revealing bits of history. An ancient Roman bridge built by Nero […]
On This Day in 1848 — The Birth of Feminism
If feminism is the belief that women are full and equal human beings, then feminists have always existed.
What If Aliens Were Racist? Part I: 1619-1860
America has famously been described as a melting pot, but I think of it more as a soup. In a melting pot, all of the constituent elements liquefy down into […]