Please Don’t Watch the State of the Union Address
Gene GlotzerPhoto by Andy Feliciotti on Unsplash There is nothing more pointless in this world than televised coverage of the State of the Union address. Nothing surprising will happen. Nothing interesting…
Quick Questions: Washington DC
This might sound a bit silly with the standard discourse being about DC statehood, but haven’t we gotten past the reason for needing DC in the first place? In 2022,…
On Inequality by Harry Frankfurt
It's rare, very rare, that I read something and simply agree with it. Even if I agree with the main idea, I find issues with the details. Sometimes it's an…
Should We Trust Science?
Photo by Khashayar Kouchpeydeh on Unsplash I find myself frustrated lately. I am vaccinated and I continue to wear a mask when I go out in public. I do so…
Neera Tanden’s Defeat Would Not Make Me Happy
Jamil RaglandNeera Tanden I don't think Neera Tanden should run the Office of Budget and Management because she suggested that we should have Libya pay us back for attacking them, in…
What Should I Do if I Can’t Trust my Leaders?
From Senator Reverend Warnock's Twitter account (https://twitter.com/ReverendWarnock/status/1345082524402393088/photo/1) Whenever I seriously discuss anarchy with others, I usually get one of two responses. The first is some form of, "People need to…
It’s Not a Competition
Photo by Felix Mittermeier on Unsplash Everyone with siblings is probably familiar with the phrase, "It's not a competition." I have two brothers. We thought everything was a competition. My…
Accountability
Jamil posed a question on my last post, "How do you hold someone accountable who made bad law despite good intentions?" It struck me not only as a good question,…
Trump and Comedy
The past four years have been pretty bad from almost any way you look at them. The world is less stable and secure than it has been since the eighties,…
What Concerns Me About Coronavirus? The Long Term
Obviously, the immediate concern regarding the coronavirus is preventing deaths right now. As I wrote in another piece though, it concerns me that the general approach to the coronavirus has…