Published in Forge·PinnedPrepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting*You are not crazy, my friends. — This is the first part of a series of essays. Read Part II here. *Gaslighting, if you don’t know the word, is defined as manipulation into doubting your own sanity; as in, Carl made Mary think she was crazy, even though she clearly caught him cheating. He gaslit her. Pretty…Crisis9 min read
4 days agoNew York, It’s Primary Day Part 1A list of links and resources for you — Today is Primary Day Part 1 in New York. Because of the massive issues with redistricting that we have had in New York State, Part II will be held in August (Tuesday, 8/23) with primaries then for our Congressional and State Senate seats. I was up last night researching and…New York2 min read
Jun 24The Greatest Deal with the Greatest Devil Paid OffAn unholy alliance bears its devastating fruit — The greatest deal with the greatest devil has now paid off for the American Conservative movement. Throughout American history we have seen uncomfortable and illogical alliances emerge that would shift power and determine the political destiny of our country, but perhaps the most devastating — which is bearing its disgusting…Politics3 min read
Jun 23On New Morning HabitsThis summer has brought great changes to our home life, most notably I have been forced to become a morning person. I fucking loathe mornings. I don’t thrive in the morning. I can’t think straight for hours. I have tried for years to be the guy who is at the…New York4 min read
Jun 16Welcome to the New New York RestaurantWelcome. It’s great to have you here. We have you down for a table for four in one of our outdoor open-air street-side cabins. Are you all here? Oh, good, you got our texts to confirm your table. Right this way. No, I’m sorry, we have no tables available indoors…Restaurant3 min read
May 31One of Our Many Gun Problems: Bullets are Cheap and Easy to GetIt’s been a week since the massacre in Uvalde. Yep, only one week since 19 school children and two teachers in a fourth-grade classroom were mercilessly slaughtered by a deranged 18-year-old with an AR-15. Yes, I understand the debate — mental illness or gun? — but it is a flawed…Politics3 min read
May 26The Logic of Dunblane, the 1996 School Shooting That Changed the United…In 1996, a gunman murdered 16 students and their teacher in Scotland. The kids were 5 and 6 years old. [Incident]Guns1 min readThe Logic of Dunblane, the 1996 School Shooting That Changed the United…----1
May 23What’s Your Midterms Plan? It’s Time to Take a Voluncation.The stakes are too high this year. Let’s all consider taking time off of work to volunteer. It is that important. I really dislike cute names for new ideas. Compound words seem sufficient enough without inventing all sorts of…what are they called? Portmanteaus. There’s smog (smoke and fog), motel (motor…Politics5 min read
May 17We Won’t Fix the Baby Formula Shortage Until We Fix CapitalismThe baby-formula shortage is just the latest in a string of economic troubles that are showing us all just how unjust an unregulated free market can be. We don’t actually want a free-for-all system, and we’re just waking up to that, crisis-by-crisis. I took this photo at my local grocery…Economy6 min read
May 3Riz Ahmed Stands Up for WorkersI have to admit when I saw Riz Ahmed’s Oscar-winning short film, The Long Goodbye, I wasn’t in love. It is intense. It is poignant. And it was clearly made my top-tier talent. But it felt like a music video, which, when you consider that it was released in tandem…Fashion3 min read