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My Picks for Trump’s Cabinet and Staff
Given my complete lack of political experience, I’m perfectly suited to chime in regarding President Trump’s cabinet and staff. As
Wherever Life Takes You, Dive In
It’s November 12, 2024, and I’m not in the mood for the wherever life takes you nonsense. When your team
Country Roads, Germany, and Me
As they say, the middle of nowhere is in fact somewhere—most people just don’t know where. And by they, I
What Would Susan B. Anthony Say Now?
On November 8, 2016, I vandalized a gravesite. The act was, of course, perfectly legal, a state-sanctioned salute to Susan
Trumpism: An Acronym
You’ve been raised to think in twos—conservatism and progressivism. Now go ahead and throw that out the window. To understand
The 10 Best Songs by the Black Keys
Of all the topics out there, how in the world does one land on the best songs by the Black
5 Super Easy Recipes I Need To Share
With my wife on the injured reserve list, I’ve learned a few things about myself. Perhaps the most striking discovery
Factfulness: How Politics Makes You Dumber
In Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, Hans Rosling insisted that
I Am the Chickenpox of Fathers
There was a time, way back, when catching the virus that causes chickenpox was a childhood right of passage. Case
How Cleveland Made Me Stop Listening to People
Cleveland, even when it was the cold, grimy, and depressing Cleveland of perception, was my type of place. I had
My Picks for Trump’s Cabinet and Staff
Given my complete lack of political experience, I’m perfectly suited to chime in regarding President Trump’s cabinet and staff. As
Wherever Life Takes You, Dive In
It’s November 12, 2024, and I’m not in the mood for the wherever life takes you nonsense. When your team
Country Roads, Germany, and Me
As they say, the middle of nowhere is in fact somewhere—most people just don’t know where. And by they, I
What Would Susan B. Anthony Say Now?
On November 8, 2016, I vandalized a gravesite. The act was, of course, perfectly legal, a state-sanctioned salute to Susan
Trumpism: An Acronym
You’ve been raised to think in twos—conservatism and progressivism. Now go ahead and throw that out the window. To understand
The 10 Best Songs by the Black Keys
Of all the topics out there, how in the world does one land on the best songs by the Black
5 Super Easy Recipes I Need To Share
With my wife on the injured reserve list, I’ve learned a few things about myself. Perhaps the most striking discovery
Factfulness: How Politics Makes You Dumber
In Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, Hans Rosling insisted that
I Am the Chickenpox of Fathers
There was a time, way back, when catching the virus that causes chickenpox was a childhood right of passage. Case
How Cleveland Made Me Stop Listening to People
Cleveland, even when it was the cold, grimy, and depressing Cleveland of perception, was my type of place. I had
