The Burn Pits
I stand among the burn-pitsSurrounded by their lightBuilt to test the universeThey glower day and night I stand among the burn pitsThe court that tries by fireWhere nothing is exempt…
Beauty in the Light of the Sun
I have a new essay up over at Jack Donovan's new project PH2T3R: To be beautiful is to be perceived.Beauty is to experience the emotions of reverence, wonder, and love…
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The Chauvin Verdict and the Civil War Frame
Almost three years ago, I wrote that America was presently embroiled in a Civil War. Naturally, this current war does not appear like past wars, just as virtually all past…
Against Common Sense
I have been looking for a term to describe words which have universal emotional association but wildly divergent denotations. So far, the best I have come up with is "ambiguities,"…
Friday Night Hate
In preparation for his upcoming book Make America Hate Again, Milo Yiannopoulos had me on as a guest on his show "Friday Night's All Right." We talked about hatred, disgust,…
A Working Definition of “Greed”
After messing around in the crypto-trading world for a few weeks, I've begun to emotionally grasp the truth behind the phrase "scared money don't make money." One of the more…
On Investing and Shorting
If January's story of Reddit Robin Hoods and hedge funds has taught us anything, it is how unbelievably powerful economics have been in shaping and steering the course of superficially…
It’s Time to Consider Keeping Women Out Of Government
How's that for a controversial headline? To be totally honest, keeping women out of politics -- because they are women -- is not the sort of thing I would have…
Fourth Generation War in Action
I'll try to keep this short, because I don't have much to offer as far as details go, regarding the GameStop stock ambush. Tim Pool, the Podcast of the Lotus…
Review: Fire In the Dark
I've never been religious [...] none of it ever stuck. But I'll tell you, in the last three, four, five years, I am most open towards some sort of spiritual…