This is the story so far…
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A Republic, If You Can Keep It
There was no chance that Senate Republicans were going to acquit Trump, but they definitely did their level best to come off as dictator-state-running goons in the process. The worst part about at least one of their justifications is that it isn’t a bad argument. Marco Rubio had a compelling point when he said “Just…
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Blowing the Whistle
It’s late one early summer evening, and I’m sitting on my porch, minding my own with a glass of iced tea. The traditional summer sounds are in the air – crickets, birds, children playing… are those gunshots? I live right on the suburban/rural split, so it’s not like I’ve never heard gunshots before, but they…
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Free Market Democracy
Among a subset of the various and sundry candidates for the 2020 Democratic nomination that I have already discussed, there’s an opinion that filing FEC paperwork entitles one to direct, unfettered access to the marketplace of ideas. Michael Bennet, one of the useless Joe Biden clones with no actual ideas who does not belong in…
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The 2020 Democratic Candidates
A few people decided to run for the Democratic nomination for President. Here are my thoughts on them. 1. Hillary Clinton, but played by Abe Simpson – Joe Biden. It’s his turn. If he wins the nomination, Trump gets re-elected, Republicans hold the Senate, and probably take the House back. 2. Your Friend’s Grampa who…
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My Political Compass: 15 Years
I first took the Political Compass test in 2004, shortly after I became politically aware. Those were my heady days of idealism, with the zealot’s fervor of the converted. The test has remained unchanged in the intervening 15 years, and so has my general score on it. Economic Left/Right: -9.0 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.56 Basically, I’ve…
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Social Media Oblivion Retrospective
On March 1st of 2018, I decided to do an experiment: see if I could go an entire month without checking my various social media outlets*. I was heavily active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and instead of taking a day off, I decided I was going to go for an entire month. Go big…
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Amendment Proposals
Constitution writing is a thought experiment I engage in from time to time. While I’ve never written out an entire theoretical constitution of my own, I do have a number of ideas about how ours works/doesn’t work, and how it could be improved. Thankfully, it has a built-in mechanism for upgrades, in the form of…
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New Trek Show Ideas
According to rumors, there are a passel of new Star Trek shows under development, including the possibility of Patrick Stewart stepping back into his role as the smoothest of operators, Jean Luc Picard. I’d like to spitball a few ideas I would like to see made into shows. Star Trek: Ambassador: Jean Luc Picard, now…
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Checking the Fluids
Economic Left/Right: -9.5 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.15 Right on target. Also, exactly a year.
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Political Compass Test, Part XIV
2017 Political Compass results