Category: Culture

What’s going on, who we are, and what the big deal is.

  • The Rise of Process over Substance

    The Rise of Process over Substance

    The decisions of the 2021-22 Supreme Court term have been a nightmare. But they reveal that justice isn’t their goal.

  • I don’t want a right to coercive prayer

    I don’t want a right to coercive prayer

    In advancing a right to pray, the Supreme Court is now pretending your right to refuse doesn’t even matter.

  • Star Wars shouldn’t be dystopian

    Star Wars shouldn’t be dystopian

    How did a movie about hope turn into a franchise about inevitable loss? It reflects our dysfunctional time.

  • Breaking the Rules

    Breaking the Rules

    We all get the point of rules. Half of the time we act like rules shouldn’t apply. And half the time we act as if they’re perfect.

  • We aren’t politicized

    We aren’t politicized

    Stop saying we’re too politicized. The word, and what we’re trying to say with it, is now pretty meaningless.

  • The day after a mass shooting

    The day after a mass shooting

    We will investigate and speculate and argue and honor and then forget and move on and pretend this is all normal and unavoidable.

  • No Supply

    No Supply

    The baby formula shortage is yet another example of what we are refusing to do to fix our fundamental problems.

  • Some Thoughts On Decline

    Some Thoughts On Decline

    There’s a consistency to our talk of decline. What to blame. How to fix it. Talk and action. Still missing the point.