Contrasting Outcomes
Everyone remembers Kathy Griffin's infamous decapitation shots, and the career-disaster they turned out to be. But what most seem unaware of -- indeed, what I was unaware of until just a few…
Why Fireworks Should Be Illegal
Being the anniversary of our independence -- and the beginning of the war by which we won it -- today has become a traditional day for content creators to be…
Journalist Andy Gno, after getting hit with a milkshake mixed with quick-drying concrete. Courtesy of Oregon Live.
Breaking Down Civil War 2
A year ago, I wrote about how we are already presently embroiled in a kind of civil war: The first realization is that Civil War is on the horizon, and…
The Deplatforming Takes Heartiste
It seems that WordPress has taken down Chateau Heartiste. I don't know what part of the Terms of Service Heartiste supposedly violated. It seems as though the pretense of objectivity…
The Fruits of the Sexual Revolution
You don't have to disagree with the premise of the sexual revolution (as I do) in order to accept that its results have been counter-productive to its stated aims. The…
Leaving Crow-Country: Reflections on Domestication and Suburbia
I didn't always live in hawk-country. I used to live in crow-country. Notwithstanding that crows live everywhere, I am referring specifically to urban suburbs -- the sorts of new developments…
Seattle is Dead
KOMO news released a fascinating documentary recently, one worth watching in full: A few commenters have said that this is "excellent journalism" -- I suppose, relatively speaking, it's an improvement.…
A Story about Trans Culture
I have no commentary on this: My daughter, at age fourteen, spontaneously decided that she is actually a male. After suffering multiple traumatic events in her life and spending a…
Amazon Book-Banning
I once got into an argument with another student at college about the effect of free speech on minorities. Her position was that without some sort of protection, a majority…
Beware Those Who Condemn Hate
This week, the Southern Poverty Law Center released a new report, claiming that hate is on the rise -- has risen to a 20-year high, in fact. The number of…