Who’s been watching The Crown on Netflix? I have, and it’s just perpetuating the already complicated and preoccupying relationship I have with the British Empire. Sure, there’s a lot of political intrigue, ratchet cousins, and beheadings, but there’s also a lot of elitism, racism, and entitlement. Read More…
Protests in Hong Kong
We’ve all heard of Hong Kong, a region of China that’s kind of not really a part of China.
In fact, Hong Kong’s full name is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Read More…
Halfway through The Mueller Testimony
Watching the Mueller saga is like watching the final season of Game of Thrones. It’s frustrating, it’s boring, and there are so many holes that you know will never be filled and plot lines that will never lead to anything. Read More…
The Lion King – Repurposed for a 2019 Audience
Rhetorical question: Who saw The Lion King last weekend?
We all did.
Who cried all the way through Circle of Life?
Me, obviously. Read More…
“The Dems Eat Their Own”
Alright, I didn’t want to watch the Democratic candidate debates, but inevitably, I did. No one who knows me is surprised by this. Read More…
The Notion of Hope, as Explained through Fiction
My friends – people who actually know me personally and have had any kind of conversation with me that goes beyond the nonsense I post on my Instagram story – can all attest to the fact that I have a “metaphysical” mindset, for lack of a better word. Read More…
The Gaslighting of the American People
There’s a lot that’s unfair in this world, some of which matters and most of which does not.
There are the more mundane “unfair” aspects of life, like how that one guy in school seemingly never had to study, but he always made perfect grades. Read More…
Is It Time to Get Rid of the Electoral College?
The electoral college is a fun thing. Lots of people have been talking about it lately, specifically about getting rid of it.
Naturally, there are proponents on both sides of this argument, but also naturally, it’s a complicated issue. Read More…
Why Local Government Actually Matters (No, Really)
What’s the quickest way to take away someone’s voice? Drown it out. Dilute it.
Someone can only yell so loud before their voice breaks, they soul crushes, and the opposition prevails. Read More…
Identity Politics in the 2020 Presidential Election
We currently have a white, male president. Out of the 45 presidents this nation has seen, only one of them was a slight variant of that. We elected a half-black man in 2008, and then as soon as his two terms in office were complete, we reverted back to what we’d always known. Read More…