American Psychosis

American Psychosis

Something is wrong with Americans. Many of them, anyway. I’m not even going to get into the Q-anon nuts, even though some people estimate that they may comprise as many as 25% of Trump supporters. No, I’m talking about the fifty million people who believe the 2020...
Kyle Rittenhouse: Why It Feels Wrong

Kyle Rittenhouse: Why It Feels Wrong

Seemingly everyone expected he would be acquitted, and now he has been. Was it the right verdict? Maybe. Within the narrow purview of whether Rittenhouse could conceivably claim self defense, maybe. But that only shows that our self defense laws themselves are deeply...
Death of a Cheap Keurig

Death of a Cheap Keurig

My “Keurig K-Compact Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker (Imperial Red)” died a few days ago. The electronics just stopped working. When I plug it in, every light lights up (which is weird), and the buttons are non-responsive. So I ordered a new one. But...
Clarity

Clarity

I have been reading, writing, and thinking a lot lately and I have come to some clarity about American politics over the course of my lifetime. The anti-government tendencies on display for the last forty years are nothing but a backlash against the civil rights...