I am a scientist, a data person, a writer, and an artist, and because I live at the intersection of those worlds, I’ve come to believe something that a lot of people either overlook or actively dismiss, philosophy is the most important field humanity has ever developed. Not the most prestigious, not the most lucrative,Continue reading “Philosophy Is the Load-Bearing Wall of Civilization”
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When Federal Power Crosses the Line: Why ICE Arresting a NYC Council Member Should Terrify Everyone
There are moments in a city’s history that feel like a loud crack in the foundation, moments that make you stop and realize something has gone deeply wrong. ICE arresting a sitting New York City Council member is one of those moments. Not because you have to like that council member. Not because you haveContinue reading “When Federal Power Crosses the Line: Why ICE Arresting a NYC Council Member Should Terrify Everyone”
The Dumbass Doctrine, Or Why the United States Does Not Own the World
Let me get this out of the way immediately, I am not a lawyer, I am not a professor of international law, I am not a policy analyst with a think tank salary and a LinkedIn bio full of buzzwords. I am exactly what my own blog tagline says I am; some random dude onContinue reading “The Dumbass Doctrine, Or Why the United States Does Not Own the World”
Why ICE Killing an American Citizen Is Bad, Why It’s Dangerous for Everyone, How They Disregard Law, and Why Media Coverage Is Failing Us
The killing of an American citizen by a federal immigration enforcement officer is a crisis moment for this country, a moment that should shake every single person who believes in the rule of law, basic civil liberties, and the idea that government power must always be limited by clear, enforceable standards, not unfettered discretionary force,Continue reading “Why ICE Killing an American Citizen Is Bad, Why It’s Dangerous for Everyone, How They Disregard Law, and Why Media Coverage Is Failing Us”
The Cult of Symbols and the Comfort of Meaningless Noise
We live in an age utterly saturated with symbols. Logos, flags, slogans, hashtags, color palettes, buzzwords, acronyms, chants, labels, and ideological shorthand dominate nearly every corner of public life. Everyone is drowning in them. Leftists, progressives, conservatives, liberals, libertarians, anarchists, religious folks, spiritual-but-not-religious folks, centrists, radicals, reactionaries, doomers, optimists, nihilists who swear they are notContinue reading “The Cult of Symbols and the Comfort of Meaningless Noise”
Why the Existence of God Is Irrelevant to Me Now
I’ve reached a point in my life where the question of whether God exists feels largely irrelevant to me. That sentence would have shocked a younger version of myself, both the Catholic kid who was taught that God was the center of everything and the angry atheist teenager who thought disproving God was one ofContinue reading “Why the Existence of God Is Irrelevant to Me Now”
What Progressives Can Learn From Libertarians, Even When We Disagree
I am a progressive. I say that plainly, without hesitation, and without apology. My values are rooted in compassion, solidarity, empathy, justice, and the belief that systems should exist to uplift people rather than crush them. I care deeply about marginalized communities, workers, the environment, and the idea that human dignity should not be conditionalContinue reading “What Progressives Can Learn From Libertarians, Even When We Disagree”
If Everything Is Falling Apart, Then Be Yourself Anyway
There is a common reaction when the country feels like it is unraveling and the world seems to be cracking at its seams, people retreat, they shut themselves in, they close their emotional doors, they shrink their lives down to the smallest possible shape that still feels safe. Fear becomes a default posture. Suspicion replacesContinue reading “If Everything Is Falling Apart, Then Be Yourself Anyway”
Irami Osei-Frimpong’s Dangerous Descent: From Commentary to Xenophobic Rhetoric in 2026
There comes a point in observing any public commentator when you have to stop giving them the benefit of the doubt. For Irami Osei-Frimpong, that point has long passed. What started as occasional questionable takes has devolved into a pattern of deeply problematic rhetoric that demands attention and accountability. His latest video, titled “Stop ListeningContinue reading “Irami Osei-Frimpong’s Dangerous Descent: From Commentary to Xenophobic Rhetoric in 2026”
WHAT THE FUCK AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT ALL OF THIS
After all the rage, all the fire, all the calling out, all the anger directed outward at Trump, at Congress, at mayors, at courts, at Russia, at China, at empires sleepwalking through violence, there’s a quieter question that eventually refuses to shut the fuck up. It’s the question that creeps in when the posts areContinue reading “WHAT THE FUCK AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT ALL OF THIS”