Category: Articles
Definitive Proof we Aren’t Living in a Matrix
I’ve written before that I believe our existence has a high probability of being a computer simulation, a matrix. I still believe this, in a sense, and I can also […]
Is The Matrix in America?
So, I have a two part question: does America exist to the duracells plugged into the matrix, and does American history exist?
December 1, 1824 — The Electoral College Fails Again
The Electoral College isn’t a term in the US Constitution. It’s a construction that allows us to envision the collective body of electors who choose the president.
Alternative Thanksgiving: 3 Tips to Make Your Friendsgiving a Success
I hope these tips help, and whatever you do, please don’t go out Black Friday shopping on Thanksgiving evening. I promise you don’t need to, and the store employees will hate you.
Don’t Be Fooled by Meta: The Most Likely Scenarios of Facebook’s Metaverse
Facebook (the corporation, not the social media site) is going for a rebrand. Announced in late October, the company will now be known as Meta. A term most famously used […]
The 5th of November: The Gunpowder, Treason, and Slave Revolt
Slavery is not a natural condition, despite what American slaveholders said.
Midnight Mass Is Great, But Why Are Vampires Always Catholic?
Midnight Mass is one of the most interesting shows I’ve watched in a long time*. The show is essentially a long, slow rumination on the nature of faith. The characters […]
The Time Georgia Tech Handed Cumberland The Worst L in College Football History; October 7th, 1916
No matter your favorite college football team, you’ve taken an embarrassing loss. Even perennial juggernaut Alabama (Roll Tide) has taken some shameful Ls. I witnessed a few of them in […]
The 5 Different 9/11s Part 1: New York City
This past weekend marked the twentieth anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. I vaguely remember being 11 in sixth grade and watching as the smoke rose into lower Manhattan’s […]
September 6 — It’s The End of The World
Before Europeans set foot in the Americas (Vikings excepted), it was a world full of diverse civilizations. The Chico Norte civilization in modern-day Peru arose about the same time as […]