Last night, shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. President Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents. Vice President JD Vance and members of the Cabinet were evacuated. A law enforcement officer was struck, saved only by his bulletproof vest. A suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen,Continue reading “We Cannot Call for Violence. Even Now. Especially Now.”
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āAI Is Inherently Badā Is a Slippery Claim, and the Debate Is More Complicated Than It Looks
When people say AI is inherently bad or inherently evil, that framing creates a problem right away. It turns a complex, evolving technology into something absolute and fixed, as if its value is already fully determined before we even look at how it is actually being used. That kind of thinking is a slippery slopeContinue reading “āAI Is Inherently Badā Is a Slippery Claim, and the Debate Is More Complicated Than It Looks”
The Complicated Legacy of Robert Mueller, Power, Hesitation, and the Limits of Accountability
Today, March 21, 2026, news has circulated that Robert Mueller has died, and alongside that, controversy has already begun to swirl around reactions to his passing, including statements attributed to Donald Trump expressing satisfaction at his death. Whether one views those reactions as shocking, predictable, or emblematic of the current political climate, they immediately forceContinue reading “The Complicated Legacy of Robert Mueller, Power, Hesitation, and the Limits of Accountability”
The Three Stooges of the American Online āLeftā
There is a particular kind of frustration that only comes from watching people with enormous platforms claim to speak for a movement they neither understand nor genuinely represent. It is not just disagreement. It is not even simple ideological distance. It is the exhaustion of watching the same three men repeatedly posture as the conscienceContinue reading “The Three Stooges of the American Online āLeftā”
Nationalism: The Absurd Theater of Flags, Anthems, and Imperial Delusions
Nationalism, at its core, is a performance. It is a spectacle dressed up as devotion, a theater of symbols that asks people to feel pride for things that, on a fundamental level, are entirely arbitrary. Flags flap in the wind like corporate logos, stitched together rectangles that are supposed to conjure loyalty, fear, or devotion.Continue reading “Nationalism: The Absurd Theater of Flags, Anthems, and Imperial Delusions”
Philosophy Is the Load-Bearing Wall of Civilization
I am a scientist, a data person, a writer, and an artist, and because I live at the intersection of those worlds, Iāve 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”
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”
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”
A Few Days Into the Year: The Political Hangover Nobody Wants to Talk About
A few days into the new year is when the political noise settles into something more honest. The speeches have ended, the think pieces have slowed just enough to breathe, and the artificial optimism that gets stapled onto January starts to peel away. Whatās left isnāt hope or despair, exactly. Itās something duller, heavier, andContinue reading “A Few Days Into the Year: The Political Hangover Nobody Wants to Talk About”
The Epstein Files Release: Missing Details, Distractions, and My Thoughts on Whatās Really Happening
On December 20, 2025, the Justice Department released a new batch of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the notorious sex trafficker whose connections to powerful figures, including former President Donald Trump, have long been a subject of public intrigue. Among the released documents was a startling photo showing a table drawer filled with images ofContinue reading “The Epstein Files Release: Missing Details, Distractions, and My Thoughts on Whatās Really Happening”