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political parties

Political Parties Mean Absolutely Nothing

America only has two major political parties. That’s the way it’s always been and likely always will be. Third parties have bubbled up in the past but they popped just […]

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 Christian Coleman Articles, Essays
free speech convulsion

The Free Speech Convulsion

A recent NYT article accidentally portrayed all the problems of free speech advocacy. I say accidentally because the intent of the article was clearly trying to protect the speech of […]

March 24, 2023April 1, 2023 Caleb McKerley Articles
trans-panic

The Trans-Panic is a Failure of Journalism

There is a trans-panic taking over the country. It is playing by the exact same playbook as every astro-turfed panic has before and unfortunately many journalists are continuing to fall […]

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Caleb McKerley Articles, Essays
2023 politics

The Colloquial 2023 Politics Predictions

We’ve reached the Year of Our Lord Two-Thousand and Twenty-Three. Year Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-Six since the Founding of Rome. Year One Thousand Four Hundred and Forty-Four since […]

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Christian Coleman Articles, Lists
fighting cynicism

Identifying, Avoiding, and Fighting Cynicism

The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. Local and National news and quite a bit of social media is designed to remind us of this constantly. I am guilty of […]

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Caleb McKerley Essays
The Revolution is November 8th

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. […]

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Christian Coleman Essays
Tuskaloosa Burning

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 […]

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Christian Coleman Articles

Our Future is at Risk and the Futurists Don’t Seem to Care

Few futurists are looking to solve the major problem facing the globe. Climate change is more than environmental disaster.

October 3, 2022October 5, 2022 Caleb McKerley Essays
Democrats are doomed

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. […]

September 27, 2022September 28, 2022 Christian Coleman Articles
Republicans are fiddling

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 […]

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Christian Coleman Essays

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