The Boys are not Alright
The College-For-All Catastrophe
Series: The Boys Are Not Alright — And Nobody's Fixing It, Part 2 - College isn't really for everybody, but somehow that became the mantra.
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Political Musing
The Art of the Deferral: Trump's Iran "Deal" and the Pattern He Can't Quit
Trump's Iran deal: photo op in Geneva, enrichment program in Tehran, blame pre-loaded onto Vance. The only thing missing is a Phase 2.
Political Musing
The Generational Replacement Myth
Series: The Boys Are Not Alright — And Nobody's Fixing It, Part 1 - Looking at why the generational demographic shift is a challenge
Too smart to organize, now it's too late
Übermensch in a Cubicle Farm Pt 5: The Reckoning
Bringing it to a close, what are the chances of the tech industry unionizing? It's possible, but it will be more difficult than if it happened in the 80's and 90's
Glorious Garbage - Cinema to relish in its badness
Lost in Translation: Spaghetti Westerns, Kung Fu Pictures, and the Beautiful Chaos of the Grindhouse Import
Grindhouse meets foreign production, and the imports were born. I remember my father taking me to see the karate/samurai movies at Camera One in San Jose. Good times.
June 13, 2026 - Week in Review
I was a day last last week on this, but this week, I was deathly ill from the Summer cold I brought back from Las Vegas. That shit sucks. Anyhow, you know the drill, if you prefer to not get the daily(ish) post in your inbox and want a
Political Musing
The Original Sin
How Obama turned a movement into a monument, and left the Democratic Party to pay the tab
This Fucking Guy
TFG: Elon Musk
In 2010, his first wife published everything you needed to know about Elon Musk in Marie Claire. The world decided the Roadster was too cool to care. We've been paying for that choice ever since.
Political Musing
How the Right Built a Media Machine Nobody Can Turn Off
The audience became the editorial board. And the editorial board only votes for more.
Political Musing
The Case for Optimism (And Why It's Probably Wrong)
Series: The Long Arc — American Democracy's Recurring Failure, Part 4
Political Musing
The Big Lie Was Always the Point
Series: The Long Arc — American Democracy's Recurring Failure, Part 3
Political Musing
Nobody Got Fired - Democratic Consultants
How the Democratic Consultant Class Ran the Party Into a Wall and Billed Them for It