Jul
19
IS Tennessee a Democracy?
A seemingly unserious question reveals a very serious answer (and problem).
4 min read
The Atlantic
Jun
21
Sub-optimal
What it's like to watch news coverage of a mishap on a trip you'd never have taken.
3 min read
May
24
Say It Ain't So, Twitter
What happened to the regular ol' hellsite that we used to know on the bird app?
3 min read
May
23
The Vices and Virtues of Being (Too) Online
Both The New York Times and The Atlantic published stories today about the potential harms of social media on children
3 min read
Mar
08
What Is Milk?: A Harder Question To Answer Than You'd Think
Is this a question too basic to deserve serious consideration?
Not according to a new article in The Atlantic, which
1 min read
Mar
16
Bombs, Bunkers, and Parents We Never Knew
I was recently blown away by Mike Mills’ film C’mon, C’mon for so many reasons, but one was
3 min read
Jul
01
George Packer on the passing of Donald Rumsfeld
I know a lot of these recent daily posts have been about the deaths of prominent or controversial folks, and
1 min read
Jan
29
Remembering Kobe: Classic Writing on the NBA Superstar
The public mourning for former NBA star Kobe Bryant continues after Sunday’s tragic helicopter crash took his life, as
2 min read