The Other Madman in the White House
For some young people, myself included, the name Alex Jones is not unfamiliar. He’s the guy from the gay juice-box video. In one of the most classic items in the Infowars canon, Jones...
Must reads: Love, lust, death, new life
Happy Monday, gentle readers! Today we're thinking about romance — and affairs — but it's not all sweetness and light. We're also reading about rape culture and child soldiers, and we're...
11 things straight people need to know
As rainbow flags are flown around the world during Pride month, and many people have come to accept same-sex relationships as valid, it can be easy to forget that the LGBT+ community still...
Western responses to terrorism are making it worse
Terror attacks in the West have over the years taken on a predictable response. Immediately, the internet runs wild with speculation – much of it wrong, much of it racist. If the perpetrator...
Violence is an existential threat to American democracy
After the shooting of Representative Steve Scalise and four others on June 14th, Republican Representative Steve King was quoted by Boston Globe reporter Annie Linskey saying that violence in...
Beth Ditto’s Fake Sugar Might Be the Album of the Summer
It can be difficult to describe singer-songwriter Beth Ditto’s voice without lapsing into hyperbole; her wonderfully versatile voice can impart anger, pride and tenderness, often within the...
Must reads: Travel, refugees, health care, wrongful convictions, massacres
Good morning, gentle readers! It's likely going to be an active week, so why not start off gently, with some recommended reads to linger over as you gear up to face the day? This week, we're...
Grenfell Tower Fire Deaths: Yes, It’s Political
30 people have been confirmed dead following a massive fire in a block of flats in London, though it is impossible to believe that the final number of dead residents will be anything under...
America doesn’t have a gun problem: It has a violence problem
On Wednesday morning, two very different incidents unfolded on opposite sides of the United States. In Virginia, a practice for the traditional Congressional Baseball Game was interrupted by a...
Swelling populist sentiment: The canary in the coalmine
A wave of populist sentiment is sweeping the West, with large numbers of people angry and disaffected. The Trump and Brexit victories were political earthquakes that have been described as a...