History

Trains Are Awesome

So why is this most effective transportation technology not used more in the United States?

3 min read Apr 2

Philosophy

Sacredness and Work

How can we experience the numinous in a world like ours?

5 min read Mar 15

Holidays

Noam Chomsky Day

Noam Chomsky‘s legacy is vital as we enter the final years of the first quarter of the 21st century

3 min read Dec 7

Essay

Unpopular Opinion: Countries Should Care for Their Citizens

The myths of an exceptional America and why we actually need them

4 min read Dec 4

Essay

What’s the Use in Worrying?

We can change the world, but it requires that we relearn how to think about the world, and our place within it.

9 min read Nov 24

Writing

Why Eye-Trace is Vital for Good Prose

activating a reader’s imagination by directing their inner eye

7 min read Nov 18

Essay

Divisiveness: the Great Prevarication

We’re told that the goal must always be to “see the other side” but what does this actually mean?

8 min read Nov 12

Essay

What drives creativity?

mere productivity cannot be the goal, nor can creative productivity be reached by force

2 min read Jul 31

Essay

Roleplaying Sexism

the unconscious (and not-so unconscious) biases within the roleplaying community

6 min read Jul 27

Poetry

“Love,” the dead man sings

a poem for hard times

2 min read Jun 12

Transportation

The Decline of the Car: Rise of the E-bike

in the post-covid Anthropocene, it’s more than just technology that needs to change, it’s the culture

5 min read Jun 5

Transportation

The 21st Century Revolution: e-Bikes, Environmentalism, Capitalism, and More

the first in a series on e-bike technology, innovation, and global welfare

4 min read May 24