Tag: The Humanities
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 […]
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 […]
Kathy Hochul is New York’s Kay Ivey
Kathy Hochul became governor after Andrew Cuomo was found to have been using his power to take advantage of women who worked for his office and sexually assault others involved […]
Jesus Didn’t Need an AR-15 but Joseph Smith Did
Stop the presses! Lauren Boebert said something dumb. As a day that ends in “Y”, Boebert has silly thoughts she feels a pressing desire to express. In this case, she […]
I Nominate June 12 to be International Struggle Day
June 12, 1942 – Anne Frank gets a diary for her birthday. June 12, 1963 – Medgar Evers pays the last full measure of devotion. June 12, 1964 – Nelson […]