The Earth Is Flat!
There are many perverse, backward, and just plain stupid beliefs floating around in the world. There are people who believe that women are property, that the pyramids were built by…
The Rise of Naziism
I was listening to a podcast discussing the collapse of democracy in the Weimar Republic and the analogy was extremely apt. As the people got more and more unsatisfied on…
All Politicians Are The Same
I was chatting with my cousin recently and he has lived his entire life in a liberal cocoon. Dad's a liberal. Mom and sister have both worked for the Democratic…
A Ming Vase
Imagine a Ming vase, a priceless historical artifact that you, so fortunately, have come to possess. But it is in China. If you want to get it back home safely,…
Who Watches The Watchers?
I have a deeply embarrassing secret to reveal today, a pleasure so guilty I have thought long and hard about whether to release this essay at all. I have recently…
Ireland’s National Treasure
The Fleadh, another unpronounceable Irish word like foilte and slainte, is one of Ireland’s most popular music festivals. In a different city each year, young musicians and dancers line the…
#freethenipple: Sex, Nudity, and Semantics
This is Bradley Cooper. If you ask me, he is the most attractive man in the world. Those eyes, that smile… Seriously, there are a lot of attractive men out…
Evolutionary Semantics
Homo Erectus evolved from Australopithicus. Homo sapiens evolved from Homo Erectus. If you just take these boxes as given, black and white, finite definitions then you would have to conclude…
How To Be An Evolutionary
You’ve seen a low resolution digital picture before, right? You can kind of tell what you’re looking at, but the whole thing is composed of a bunch of ugly, unnatural…
How to Make Socialism Actually Work
Imagine a wedding reception. Everyone looks their best. Chatter and music fill the air. It’s time to cut the cake. The groom bends down and pulls the cord. A burble,…