Golden Let-Downs
There's something ironically reminiscent of the Obama years, in the expressions of outrage and betrayal by formerly loyal supporters. We should not be too hard on them -- or on…
Fascism and Antifascism
Friday the 20th marked the second time in about a year in which I nearly went to a political event, and got diverted by some personal obligation... only to find…
Individualism and Collectivism
In ordinary political parlance, the political divide is normally framed in terms of "right" and "left." There is a solid foundation for why these labels are helpful, but the terms…
Geeks Bearing Gifts: An Argument Against Transhumanism
A friend and I were watching a TED talk on the subject of aging. The speaker was Aubrey de Grey, a British biologist who proposed a simple but fascinating new…