The regressive left, or Lupus Liberals as I like to call them, are heroically…
Is Trump Pursuing Innovation at Any Cost?
I’ve been having a crazy thought the last couple of months that I couldn’t…
No, the IRA Isn’t Just Like ISIS
On March 22nd, 2017 a man drove his car into pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge…
It’s Not About Trump Winning
The left and center of this country used to think that the biggest calamity to…
What Evolution Can Teach Us About Climate Change
Lots of regular, educated people are incensed about the fact that Republicans…
Rural America Conflated Two Separate Issues
I was talking to my friend Mark the other day about the election and stumbled…
Political Extremes Produce Relative Heroes
Bush is currently enjoying a surge in popularity. The second Bush, not the first.…
America’s Shark Jump
The term “Shark Jump” comes from a show called Happy Days, where after…
The Need for Hamilton vs. Jefferson as Society Evolves
I’m deeply in love with history right now (and especially American history)…
Violence and Terrorism Are Not the Same
We continue to hear noises about how many recent violent attacks are not being…
It’s the People, Stupid
Imagine you have decided to spend your life evangelizing healthy eating. And then…
The Clash of Extreme Left and Extreme Right Will Create a New Centrism
Right now we’re seeing the extreme right clash with the extreme left, and…
Exploring the Nature of Evil
Recent events have led me to contemplate the nature of evil—specifically…
We Have an Idiocracy Problem, Not an Orwell Problem
People are extremely fond of referencing Orwell right now, and specifically 1984.…
Reset Trump’s Counter
[ Jan 28, 2017 — Well, I’d say that the counter has been sufficiently…
This Book I’m Reading Just Perfectly Explained Trump’s Cabinet Picks
I’m currently reading The Dictator’s Handbook, which is a fantastic…
Russia Might Have Damaging Material on Trump, and He Might Not Care Much
The memos describe sex videos involving prostitutes with Mr. Trump in a 2013 visit…
How the Left Won the War for the Right
This tweet got Steve Martin bashed online as a sexist. He had to remove the tweet…
2016’s Word of the Year Should Be Gaslighting
A lot of big news sites did hard-hitting pieces on Trump and his drunken backhanding…
When Logic Only Comes from Extremists, Expect Bad Things to Happen
Liberals are the reason Trump is our next president. Some of that was racism and…
U.S. Manufacturing is as Strong as Ever: We Just Need Way Fewer People to Do It
Although we frequently hear claims that the US manufacturing sector is dying or…
Predicting Possible Trump Administration Outcomes
As we just learned from this election, it’s hard to predict things with…
Expect Musical Chairs in Trump’s Cabinet
This seems like a prediction that’s too easy to make, but I just realized…
Hillary Clinton as a Faustian Case in Point
Like many others I’ve been trying to extract lessons from November 8th.…
Seeing the Election as a Rejection of Change
As the initial shock is wearing off (or at least changing) I am starting to think…
