Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and others in the Grand Old Party have allied with the politically extreme and ridiculous. This isn’t the first time, but it may be the last. …
Preaching empathy
At 2 a.m. in the morning on a random day in my childhood, I sat at the kitchen table with my family, my Bible open to the Book of Revelation….
House Bill 3115: A legislative platitude
Houselessness is endemic across the West Coast. Whereas houselessness in the United States dropped by over 10% in the last decade, it increased here by 15%. Various West Coast cities…
The smart cities on the edge of forever
MUSK CITY, Nevada—the day began like any other day in southern Nevada. Neon lights flickered on at 5:30 a.m., framing one of the many electronic billboards that broadcast Elon Musk’s…
Congress doesn’t work for you
The United States Congress is one of the most universally despised institutions in the U.S. According to a 2021 Gallup poll, Congress’ approval rating is a dismal 25%, and in…
The virtues of min-maxing
If you’ve played any kind of role-playing game, whether it be a tabletop RPG such as Dungeons & Dragons or a video game such as Fallout: New Vegas, you’ve probably…
Robbing the Wall Street thunderdome
I don’t know if anyone’s been reading the news lately, but our good old friend Wall Street has been having a bit of a meltdown. A little over a week…
Biden should roll back Trump’s inhumane immigration policy
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers have received little to no mainstream media coverage from major news sources during the past year. COVID-19 is rapidly spreading through the…
Abolish the death penalty
In the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the federal government undertook an effort to execute more people than any time since the 1930s, per the Bureau of Prisons (BOP)….
Where do politics go after Trump?
Donald Trump officially became a former president on Jan. 20, 2021. The House of Representatives has already impeached him, and if the Senate votes to convict him, he may be…
Seriously, get a hobby
As the pandemic drags on, time may start to feel like it’s slowing down or speeding up. Days might begin to warp into weeks and months. And unless you’ve got…