Jul 2, 2021Member-onlyReturn to Your HometownWe live in a land of pods. Pretty much like factory farm animals, every generation of a family is separated from each other. The parents are divorced, the grandparents in a nursing home, the kids in New York, the friends scattered across the country. A society whose highest goal is…Culture6 min readCulture6 min read
May 25, 2021Member-onlyDon’t Celebrate Your Enemy’s DemiseOne of my first lessons in morality — real morality, not crowd morality — arrived the morning after Osama bin Laden died. I was 16 and ready to party. I ran into my dad’s room as he was getting ready for work. …Morality6 min readMorality6 min read
Dec 8, 2020Member-onlyMeet the Crusader Knight Who Fights Communists at ProtestsThe man dressed as a crusader knight lifts his megaphone. “C’mon you agitators. Get moving!” He shouts at a group of around fifty protestors and the portly 19-year-old, Juan, leading them over the bridge. A rear wall of Cleveland police inch them along. One goggled officer bikes to the front…Christianity14 min readChristianity14 min read
Jun 18, 2020Member-onlyWe Played 6ix9ine Out Loud in New York to See What Would HappenIt was all over for 6ix9ine. The improbable rise of the rainbow-haired rapper from Brooklyn had been thwarted by the alphabet boys. The FBI had rained indictments down on him and 11 co-defendants from the Nine Trey Gangsters that he claimed. Facing life in prison, he snitched on them all…6ix9ine7 min read6ix9ine7 min read
May 12, 2020Member-onlyI Wore A Face Tattoo For A WeekBack when we could go outside… When I was growing up, my Jewish dad told me he would disown me if I got a tattoo. Tattoos are a major taboo in our religion, although it’s a myth that they prevent one from being buried in a Jewish cemetery. Of course…Tattoo9 min readTattoo9 min read
May 11, 2020Member-only“TFW NO GF” Is the Defining Documentary of a GenerationTFW NO GF is a movie named after a meme. The new documentary, which trended #1 on Amazon Prime last month, begins with ‘Wojak’-the grey, anguished avatar of the online underworld-and his favorite caption, “TFW NO GF”: “that feel when no girlfriend.” But TFW NO GF isn’t just a documentary…Movies8 min readMovies8 min read
Apr 17, 2020Member-onlyI Ate the Favorite Foods of Trump, Putin, and Kim Jong UnMost members of the animal kingdom’s lives are consumed by food — the hunt to find it, the struggle to not become it. Our ape ancestors spent 80% of the day chewing. While civilization freed us from such shackles — only about 5% of our time today is spent eating…Food8 min readFood8 min read
Apr 12, 2020Member-onlyThe Danger of White LeftistsThe demise of Elizabeth Warren should have been a wake-up call. While not the most formally leftist candidate — that distinction goes to Bernie Sanders — Elizabeth Warren was the most “woke”: the campaigner who couldn’t say the word “woman” without “trans and cis” qualifiers; who told a 9-year old…Politics7 min readPolitics7 min read
Mar 31, 2020Member-onlyWhy Coronavirus Can Save The WorldIn the event of alien invasion, most human conflict would stop instantly. As their leviathan ships rolled shadows over Earth’s cities, world leaders would dial each other, joining militaries and pooling resources. The squabbling that saturates our electromagnetic waves would cease. “Good luck” and “stay safe” would ring from every…Covid-195 min readCovid-195 min read
Oct 19, 2019Weed Addiction is RealI quit smoking weed 2 years ago, in September 2017. I’ve struggled on and off since then but I’ve been sober for nearly all of 2019. Marijuana is medicinal for many but it can also turn into a real addiction. So I made a song & music video about it. Weed addiction is real.Addiction1 min readAddiction1 min read
