Tag: politics
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 […]
4 Famous People Who Are Definitely Aliens
Throughout February, in his capacity as Dark Lord of the Space Force, Darth Brandon shot down a bunch of mysterious balloons. The Department of Defense said the first balloon was […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]