Tag: The Humanities
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 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 […]