Decency and respect for norms and the rule of law are important until they’re not. Justice is politicized when applied to someone else. Reality is negotiable, subject to the whims of unstable people and their fans who call back. Continue reading Their Master’s Voice
He’s content to fiddle now that he’s handed the country a book of matches and some kindling. I thought his prolific displays of courage were in the rearview until it came time to vote for the most unqualified and crazy crop of cabinet secretaries in our nation’s history. Knowing his vote would carry no weight, he stood strong against the tide and voted no on the worst of the nominees. Continue reading Profiles in Courage
We’re now in the phase of late empire where a semi truck of stupid is rushing down the highway at one hundred miles per hour and anyone with a half a brain is a deer, glued to their spot in its path, waiting for it to run them over. Continue reading Late Empire on the Brink of Full Stupid
Being rich is never enough. You can have all the money in the world but there will always be that nagging desire for attention. It eats away at your soul if you let it. It consumes all your thoughts. Continue reading Rich is Not Enough
This is where late empire culture has led us headfirst into a hall of mirrors. Reality isn’t something we share. It’s a story, invented, amplified and wielded. Continue reading Don’t Trust Your Lying Eyes, The Election Aftermath
Election night is almost here. The text messages will stop. The canvassers will have no more doors to knock. For those who care enough to know, they will be glued to their televisions, drowning in an avalanche of county level data and the bravado of political talking heads. Continue reading Late Empire Election Night
If you’ve read anything I’ve ever written then you already know that I’m in awe of the absurdity of late capitalism. I particularly like news that is stranger than fiction. Events so far beyond our collective imagination that we can’t quite make rational sense as to how we arrived at our present moment. Continue reading Late Capitalist Signals in the Void
A witch-hunt is when you repeatedly break the law and the authorities elect to prosecute your malfeasance. Wait, wait; that can’t be right. Continue reading Witch-Hunt
“We are polarized! Look around you. The reminders are everywhere.” Continue reading Election Day Ice Cream
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