Category: Essays
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 […]
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 […]
A Crisis of Inaction
I’ve been hearing about the human-made threat to our climate for my entire life. When I was eight years old there was a lot of talk about acid rain, something […]
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 […]
The Right-Wing is Pushing Minority Rule and History Can Show What’s Next
The recent Supreme Court leak has unveiled a politically motivated court pushing an agenda that doesn’t represent legal precedent, majority opinion, or even democratic values. This is a travesty to […]
It May Be Time For You To Create An Alter-Ego
Research has confirmed that Bruce Wayne was right all along. An alter-ego can be a useful tool in achieving your goals. Let’s just hope those goals aren’t crime fighting in a leather bat suit.
The Logistical Failure of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Infantry wins battles. Logistics wins wars.
Adaptations Don’t Have to be Faithful to be Good
Source Material True Fans (SMTF) are those who take to Reddit, Facebook, lonely balconies, and Twitter to whine that the adaptations are “wrong.”
Ginni Thomas is the Deep State
Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, worked to support and encourage the Trump coup attempt on January 6th, 2020.