Every election cycle seems to bring with it the same frustrating realization: for many voters, especially those who donāt neatly fit into the boxes of the two dominant parties, the act of voting can feel less like a meaningful expression of belief and more like an exercise in compromise. In New York State, a placeContinue reading “As a Progressive, Iām Voting for Larry Sharpe, the Libertarian, Again, in 2026”
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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”
Fiction Mirrors Reality: Spider-Man, Vigilantism, and the Fallout of Public Judgment
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker is caught in a storm far bigger than any supervillain heās ever facedāpublic opinion. Following the events of Far From Home, his identity is revealed, and he’s accused of murder. Heās declared a menace, debated endlessly in the media, and treated by many as a symbol of uncheckedContinue reading “Fiction Mirrors Reality: Spider-Man, Vigilantism, and the Fallout of Public Judgment”