The Third First Day Of School
My daughter started second grade today. The past two years, I have marked the first…
Society
Politics
Vote – Midterm Primary Edition
In Connecticut, where I think most of my readers are, the primaries are this Tuesday.…
The Arts
A Problem With Describing the Way a Person Looks
I'm having a problem with the modern English language. I'm working on a story. The…
Uncategorized
A Quick Recap
We've come to the end of July. At the beginning of the month, Jamil and…
Society
What Good Is Freedom?
In the United States (and beyond), freedom is often treated as a foundational good. The…
Society
Why Socialism?
Socialism is all the rage on the left side of the political spectrum. With Alexandra…
Politics
They Aren’t All The Same
I saw a meme today. It was four identical pictures of a fighter jet that…
Philosophy
Mathematical Platonism
I ran across an article called "The Peculiar Math that Could Underlie the Laws of…