The Long Arc, a journey of political weight
Before Jamestown, After St. Kitts
Empires get remembered with two clean dates, a start and a finish. The actual record refuses to hold still at either one.
The Long Arc, a journey of political weight
A series in three sets, totalling when complete 10 posts. We talk about the Lost Cause 2.0, how the men aren't alright, and why demographics will not save us, and finally, wrapping it all up. Come along for the ride!
The Long Arc, a journey of political weight
Play Up, Play Up
Cricket didn't just teach the empire's children what to value. It sorted them by how well they performed having learned it, and the sorting outlasted the empire that built it.
The Long Arc, a journey of political weight
A Brief History of Keeping the Riff-Raff Out
The English aristocracy spent 800 years running an arms race against everyone else's money. This is a tour of every weapon they built.
The Long Arc, a journey of political weight
The Courage Was Free
Democratic AGs sued over the NIH terminations and got $2.1 billion restored to their states. Republican AGs mostly didn't sue. Their states got back $62 million. Same terminations. Different choices.
Political Musing
Traumatically Affected
Russell Vought didn't stumble into defunding the government he now runs. He's been arguing for this exact power since 2019, got caught once, and came back with better lawyers.
The Long Arc, a journey of political weight
The Closed Loop
Series: The Closed Loop, Part 2 — Series Capstone - Bringing it all together
The Long Arc, a journey of political weight
The Broken Mirror and the Empty Toolkit
Series: The Closed Loop, Part 1
Political Musing
Unable, Unwilling, or Just Playing a Rigged Game?
Series: The Boys Are Not Alright — And Nobody's Fixing It, Part 3
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.
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
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