As we barrel towards the general election this November, Democrats would do well to avoid repeating history in terms of their approach to sinking Trump. The following attack lines were relied on heavily last time around, and everybody knows how that turned out. I'll save my half-baked theories on what more effective messaging might look... Continue Reading →
In Defense Of a Combative Liberalism
Welcome to the moral basement, folks. For those of us who keep up with news (and in this case, even most of us who don’t), the images and audios of our collective failure at the border have, in recent days, come home to roost. To turn on CNN last night was to stare into the face... Continue Reading →
On Domestic Authoritarianism
In case you haven’t noticed, a breakaway faction of the Republican party is currently enjoying its day in the political sun here in the U.S. And for those of us who value the continued existence of our constitutional system, and democracy at large, things have seemed, well… more than a little bit bleak, in recent... Continue Reading →
The Most Important Political Divisions In 2018
These lines of nonpartisan political division separate American citizens into three categories: Hobbits, Hooligans, and Vulcans (Brennan, 2016). Political philosopher Jason Brennan first articulated these categories in his 2016 book Against Democracy, and here, I loosely employ the concept to help illustrate how American citizens, as political agents, fall in terms of their potential to be serious... Continue Reading →
Defense Against The Dark Arts
I remember watching Disney movies with my two kid brothers, back when I was just a little boy. I loved those films, and think about them fondly to this day. The thing that I remember most about them, though, was that my favorite part of each was not the soundtrack, or the humor, or even... Continue Reading →