Poetry, Prose & Philosophy from Life
“Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.”— Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human There is a children’s game—though it is usually played by adults—in which one person tells a story, the next repeats it with a small change, and the story is passed along again and again until it becomes unrecognizable. The lesson of … Continue reading The First Postmodern President
Power never calls, never writes... It doesn’t introduce itself.It doesn’t explain what it’s about to do.Most of the time, it sounds like the opposite. It sounds like common sense.Like safety. Like, “Well, obviously something had to be done.” By the time you notice it, the naming has already happened.The response is already underway. This isn’t a … Continue reading So it Goes
In the news this week, 12 citizens of the great state of Wisconsin decided that if a child points a gun at an adult, and said adult attempts to disarm the child, the child may shoot and kill this adult and this is totally fine. Beyond being merely acceptable, to some it is downright heroic. … Continue reading The American Fetish
Over the stretch of my life I have rejected a cult, been rejected by a cult and founded a cult. But, then again, on some other level entirely, I completely do not understand the appeal of a cult. When I am a spectator from the outside looking in and examining people accepting strange beliefs and … Continue reading Being-in-the-Web
Dear America, A human is a human is a human. And what happens in a society when you have a pandemic that disproportionately impacts people of color? Does that make them less human? What about an economic collapse that disproportionately impacts the youth and people of color? Again, less human? Then wrap all … Continue reading By Ballot or Blood
Introduction There has been plenty of ink spilled on the complex issues of Trump’s moral indifference to the alt-right and their domestic terror — as there are, “good people on both sides”, so he says. In the process of trying to decipher why it is the case that the ISIS terrorist organization is painted with … Continue reading Trump: The American Caliphate
Posting #1 on a series of short posts to illustrate Why Philosophy Matters: One of the most common counter arguments I get from pro-Trump folk after they’ve exhausted their Sean Hannity talking points is “don’t cha want Trump to succeed?” This question is a trap! If you say yes, then you’ve conceded to lose the debate, but … Continue reading On Presidential Success
In light of the sympathetic pleasantries that Kanye West has been tweeting about Donald Trump and the tacit racist dog-whistles of the Trump administration political agenda, it seems counterintuitive that a black man would openly support Donald Trump. So the question I will attempt to ask is: Is Kanye black? The prima facie account … Continue reading Is Kanye Black?
It has been over six months since I posted any blog post and considering that I previously posted at a frequency of every 1-2 weeks, this marks a drastic decline in my blogging frequency. There has been no decline in my capacity, willingness nor availability to justify such a radical decline and the world has … Continue reading Reflecting in (and on) the Age of Trump
1 — Introduction It is understood that the provocative nature of the title of this essay may paint the perception that this work is an affront to uphold a political bias. And, in that regard, I hope to borrow the curiosity and attention of the readers sympathies as we slowly unpack this essay. The purpose … Continue reading Queer People Do Not Exist: The Advent of a Political Aporia
Nothing's Sacred 