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Politics Short Essays Writings

The Cavity We Chose To Ignore

I don’t usually write two columns at once, but these topics seem closely related enough. In the last few days, it’s become apparent that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, currently the most senior member of SCOTUS, has a legal conflict of interest in virtually any case he might hear in the future. It’s not that […]

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Argumentation Politics Short Essays Writings

Cancel Culture vs. Fence Pissing

For the sake of argument, let’s say something called “cancel culture” exists as a 21st-century specific example of collective, reactionary shunning of an undesirable person or viewpoint, perpetuated by leftists, and primarily preying on right-of-center viewpoints. Such behavior would be nothing new. Every culture is constantly trying to push its adherents to conform, and wielding […]

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Game Design Gaming PC Reviews Writings

The Long Dark, Appreciated

Little has transpired lately that cheers me, so here, I have decided to praise something that I like. I’ve been using Steam to buy PC games for over a decade. The best one in my alarmingly large collection is, by any measure, The Long Dark. It has been in Early Access since at least 2015, […]