Amy Coney Barrett Can’t Read “Through a new technique, using deliberate anachronisms and false attributions, Menard (perhaps without trying to) has enriched the static, fledgling art of reading. Infinite in its possibilities, this technique prompts us to reread the Odyssey as if it came after the Aeneid and Madame Henri…

#FuQ “The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory, is that conspiracy theorists believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is actually chaotic. The truth is that it is not The Iluminati, or The Jewish Banking Conspiracy, or the…

Is It 1920, Again? “And what will your judge say? That this is your house. Your house and your children? What am I to you, Tom? What am I then in your house? Chattel?” (from Iron Jawed Angels) What year is this? It’s 2020? Really? Are you sure? ’Cause it…

“So welcome, to the machine.” Pink Floyd If it weren’t already obvious, it has become even more so during 2020. Unless you are among the 1%, unless you are in the inner sanctum of those people in positions of power, you are not essential. You are expendable. On the one…

The Amy Cooper Problem Is a White Problem “I can’t breathe.” Eric Garner, NYC, July 17, 2014 “I can’t breathe.” George Floyd, Minneapolis, May 25, 2020 Look, I am not the first to write about this incident. And, with any luck, I will not be the last. Others (here on…

The Necessity of Paper Ballots On November 3, 2020, the citizens of the US will (presumably) hold another national election. COVID-19 notwithstanding, the local, state, and national trajectory has been toward electronic voting. So far, that has largely meant booths at polling stations that electronically tabulate and return results. Longer…

The Face of God (What the Actual Hell, Ohio?, Part 5) “But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” Exodus, 33:20 On May 5, 2020, Republican state representative Nino Vitale announced that he would not be wearing a mask because his face…

Gay Adoption (Myths That Will Not #$%&@*# Go Away) Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There’s a battle outside and it is ragin’ It’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls For the times they…

No, Soy Will Not Turn You into a Girl (Myths That Will Not #$%&@*# Go Away) I, I don’t want tofu I’d rather have a mouthful of beef stew I don’t wanna be a vegetarian Why eat beans when you can have steak instead? (“Vegetarian Mumbo Jumbo,” NOFX) Some myths…