Now that the Supreme Court has terminated Roe v. Wade, no one expects the Democrats to do anything more than grandstand their disbelief and urgently ask voters for campaign donations.
Dead Philosophers’ Society
Long-gone critics of Western thought empower today’s strivers for liberation.
Long-gone critics of Western thought empower today’s strivers for liberation.
When Dick Cheney Dies
Will journalists still traffic the Iraq War lies?
Will journalists still traffic the Iraq War lies?
Tyranny of the 2nd Amendment
Firearm supremacists take cover behind a poorly worded, slave owner-appeasing amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Firearm supremacists take cover behind a poorly worded, slave owner-appeasing amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Voters vs. Donor Class
A zero-sum face-off between have-nots and have lots.
A zero-sum face-off between have-nots and have lots.
Atlas Schmuck
The legacy of Ayn Rand’s reactionary philosophy is Libertarianism’s intellectual blind spot.
The legacy of Ayn Rand’s reactionary philosophy is Libertarianism’s intellectual blind spot.
This Is How We Grow
Rainer Maria Rilke’s contrarian wisdom dismantles prevailing assumptions about “growth”.
Rainer Maria Rilke’s contrarian wisdom dismantles prevailing assumptions about “growth”.
‘So, Have You Added Value to the Company Today?’
A fallacious question formulated to privilege capital over labor.
A fallacious question formulated to privilege capital over labor.
Be Passionately Curious
If intelligence is the destination, then curiosity is the journey
If intelligence is the destination, then curiosity is the journey
Reciting Kaddish
A reflection on grief, soil, and the poet Allen Ginsberg.
A reflection on grief, soil, and the poet Allen Ginsberg.
Eulogy for a Former Self
More than sixteen years on I have opened an old journal and upon paging through the tattered black book, it astounds me that the muses of self-destruction had not seduced me.
More than sixteen years on I have opened an old journal and upon paging through the tattered black book, it astounds me that the muses of self-destruction had not seduced me.
Drowning Girls Are Sexy
A portrait of my legendary ex-girlfriend.
A portrait of my legendary ex-girlfriend.
Commerce Is Too Often the Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Just because we can doesn’t mean we should. However, when the almighty dollar comes calling, irreparable harm is too often the price for taking leave of our senses.
Just because we can doesn’t mean we should. However, when the almighty dollar comes calling, irreparable harm is too often the price for taking leave of our senses.
The Wrong Debate About the Minimum Wage
It’s way past time to wreck the dishonest framing by so-called ‘job creators’ and their pundit accomplices.
It’s way past time to wreck the dishonest framing by so-called ‘job creators’ and their pundit accomplices.
There Are 50 Inuit Words for Snow
And yet our rage’s vocabulary remains infantile, primitive.
And yet our rage’s vocabulary remains infantile, primitive.
My Allison Portchnik
Why I’ll never forgive Annie Hall’s Alvy singer for the one who got away.
Why I’ll never forgive Annie Hall’s Alvy singer for the one who got away.