PinnedPublished inThe Arctic CircularWhen One Nation Under God Becomes Three Nations Under PressureWhat the Future of the United States Could Look Like After Political CollapseJul 8A response icon25Jul 8A response icon25
PinnedPublished inThe Arctic CircularThe Person Behind The PenguinIt’s been a while since I wrote about myself — so here is a new shiny and updated version for 2024 and beyond.Apr 10, 2024A response icon58Apr 10, 2024A response icon58
Published inFanfare28 Years Later: Zombies Evolve But The Plot Doesn’tBoyle and Garland return with more zombies, less cohesion, and a very confused 12-year-old with a bowJul 12A response icon12Jul 12A response icon12
Published inDoctor Funny‘Stop Blinking, Start Thriving’5 Life Hacks that won’t help you at all: Water your water. Adopt a fantasy badger. Find inner peace through pointless ritualsJul 10A response icon7Jul 10A response icon7
Published inThe Arctic CircularThe Centre Cannot Hold: Poetry, Pandemics, and Post-TruthA century-old poem echoes through a dystopian novel and into our unstable now.Jun 27A response icon11Jun 27A response icon11
Published inThe Arctic CircularA Long Time Penguin Heroine Is BackAs the exodus continues, there’s been one small reversal of Medium fortunes (and I’m very excited about it).Jun 26A response icon8Jun 26A response icon8
Published inThe Arctic CircularRome Repeating? Empire, Ego, and America’s Authoritarian TemptationFrom Caesar to Trump, and Khamenei to Kim, the lesson is clear: only the armed are truly sovereign.Jun 25A response icon14Jun 25A response icon14
Published inThe Arctic CircularRacist or Just Bored of the Script?The ideological fringes are loud — but most of us are just trying to think things throughJun 16A response icon19Jun 16A response icon19
Published inThe Political PrismWill Trump Finish What 2008 Started?He’s Not the Disease — He’s the Diagnosis No One Wanted.Jun 16A response icon12Jun 16A response icon12
Published inThe PanopticonWill The Next Gen Of Harry Potter Fans Be More Principled?Because the first generation of Hogwartians haven’t had much of an impact de-railing the Rowling gravy train.Jun 11A response icon16Jun 11A response icon16