Contextualizing COVID-19
One of the problems with the news summaries I read hammering home the point that 200,000 people have died of COVID-19 is that most people can’t put that into context,...
history inspires the best fantasies
Politics is the study or practice of the distribution of power and resources within a given community (a usually hierarchically organized population) as well as the interrelationship(s) between communities. Politics is about achieving and exercising positions of governance — organized control over a human community, particularly a state. A political system is a framework which defines acceptable political methods within a given society. Formally, politics refers to the operation of a system of government and publicly defined institutions and procedures. Political parties, public policy or discussions about war and foreign affairs would fall under the category of “formal” Politics. Many people view formal politics as something outside of themselves, but it can still affect their daily lives.
One of the problems with the news summaries I read hammering home the point that 200,000 people have died of COVID-19 is that most people can’t put that into context,...
In trying to come up with a fictional example of prison, I was reminded of a discussion I had with one of my professors in college. The topic was determinism...
Henry Olsen wrote an Op-Ed in the Washington Post about removing monuments in which he claimed: Knocking down or defacing statues of national founders or heroes not only displays ignorance...
This month I had a chance to speak with Bruce Castle, the low-key Indie author of a deeply underrated tale with a lot of interesting structural elements underpinning the story. A Tale of...
Katharine Wibell, author of the Incarn Saga, has graciously agreed to be interviewed this month! Even more graciously, she agreed to give us some spoilers for her novel, Issaura’s Claws. This interview represents a...
I usually write about academic topics; history, politics, folklore — that sort of thing. That doesn’t mean I don’t care about people’s implicit acceptance of friends and associates’ sexual assault,...
I explain why Africa matters — not just mean globally, either. Africa matters to young, small-town Americans still learning to understand their world. It even matters to readers like you!
Republicans voted the 115th United States Congress into office, and should write their congressmen and explain their priorities. If you’re against racism, write in and say so! Your voice matters.
I think there’s a strong case to be made for a certain subset of Republicans turning Libertarian. Let me preface this with some vital statistics. I am 28, female, and...
I recently read a Washington Post article claiming that President Obama’s most unusual legacy will be that he was a good father. It rang true for me. We rarely get...