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The Political Atlas (A New Spectrum Model)

This is my detailed explanation of a possible multi-axis model of the political spectrum, combined with an extensive glossary of common political science terms. The cover image of each photo is a mock apolitical flag design of my own creation. The pansy flower represents Free Thought. The reason for separating…Continue reading “The Political Atlas (A New Spectrum Model)”

20Oct 201929 Jan 2024

My Complete “Thesis” on SMiLE

In this series of essays, I will share my thoughts on Brian Wilson’s unfinished SMiLE album from 1966-1967. The Beach…

1Jun 20192 Jan 2020

A Panoramic Vertigo Analysis

This is a multi-part series where I look at Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo from every conceivable angle. It’s my favorite movie…

31May 201931 May 2021

The Sempronian Manifesto

This series contains two parts, the first being a set of constitutional reforms and the other a policy platform. Together,…

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The Political Atlas (4/9) Foreign Policy Spectrum (Intro)

30 Jul 20191 Sep 2019

[The cover image of every post in this series is an apolitical mock flag design of my own creation.The flower overlapping the star is a pansy, which represents Free Thought. I…

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The Political Atlas (3/9) Domestic Policy Spectrum (The 4 Quadrants)

29 Jul 201915 Aug 2019

[The cover image of every post in this series is an apolitical mock flag design of my own creation.The flower overlapping the star is a pansy, which represents Free Thought. I…

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The Political Atlas (2/9) Domestic Policy Spectrum (2 Axis Model)

29 Jul 201915 Aug 2019

[The cover image of every post in this series is an apolitical mock flag design of my own creation.The flower overlapping the star is a pansy, which represents Free Thought. I…

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The Political Atlas (1/9) Beyond Right & Left

29 Jul 201915 Aug 2019

[The cover image of every post in this series is an apolitical mock flag design of my own creation. The flower overlapping the star is a pansy, which represents Free…

Thoughts & Memories

My Story (Coming Out as Transgender)

5 Jul 20191 Sep 2019

I understand that to someone outside looking in, seeing another person raised as a (wo)man "suddenly deciding" to live as the other gender would seem like an artificial and arbitrary…

Thoughts & Memories

ABBA Songs Bring the Feels

26 Jun 201930 Jul 2019

I was walking back from the gym listening to this song and feeling a lot of emotions. It's so catchy and passionate that you feel good and catch yourself trotting…

SMiLE (2/14) The Men Behind the Music

11 Jun 201929 Jan 2024

In this "chapter," I'm going to talk about the two competing groups who represented Brian Wilson's contradictory loyalties and views when working on SMiLE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp_D5rwpw-8 The Vosse Posse NOTE: The…

SMiLE (1/14) Related Material & Packaging

10 Jun 201929 Jan 2024

This multi-part essay is my examination of Brian Wilson's unfinished masterpiece, SMiLE. This essay is written with the assumption that readers already have a basic understanding of the album's goals…

Vertigo (9/10) The Soundtrack

1 Jun 201926 Oct 2019

Vertigo is nigh inseparable from its soundtrack, and as entertaining or technically proficient as the rest of the movie may be, without the work of Bernard Herrman I do not…

Vertigo (8/10) The Story (& Differences from Script)

1 Jun 201926 Oct 2019

The plot of Vertigo is in many ways an implausible mess. The script has elements of paranormal, film noir, psychological thriller and romantic melodrama, but somehow it all comes together…

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The Beach Boys' Impact on My Life

25 May 201929 Jan 2024

SMiLE, the legendary unfinished masterpiece by the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, is my favorite body of work ever constructed by an artist. The only reason I've called other albums "my…

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I Love George McGovern (DNC ’72 Speech Analysis)

25 May 20195 Mar 2021

I didn't find out about George McGovern until I began looking through past candidates and their respective speeches/debates three years ago. I had decided to go back in time, election…

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The Gaian Constitution (9/9) Rejected Ideas

24 May 201921 Mar 2020

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…

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The Gaian Constitution (8/9) The Union

24 May 201921 Mar 2020

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…

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The Gaian Constitution (7/9) Citizenry

21 May 201921 Mar 2020

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…

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The Gaian Constitution (6/9) Judiciary

21 May 201921 Mar 2020

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…

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The Gaian Constitution (5/9) Executive

21 May 201921 Mar 2020

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…

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The Gaian Constitution (4/9) Legislature

21 May 201921 Mar 2020

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…

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The Gaian Constitution (4/9) Legislature

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. That’s…

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The Gaian Constitution (3/9) Bill of Responsibilities

21 May 20194 Mar 2021

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…

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The Gaian Constitution (2/9) Bill of Rights

21 May 201921 Mar 2020

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…

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The Gaian Constitution (1/9) Introduction

20 May 201921 Mar 2020

I love political science, and so for fun I decided to draft a modified version of the US Constitution to better reflect the new issues of a modern era. This…

Thoughts & Memories

My Attempts at Digital Art

20 May 201922 Sep 2019

So, if my calculations are correct, we're now at post #72, a reversal of the digits in my favorite number, 27. Even disregarding the arbitrary significance of this number, it…

Scattered Thoughts on Alice in Wonderland

19 May 201929 Dec 2019

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are such beloved and timeless stories that there's really not much for me to say that hasn't been discussed already. Not…

Thoughts & Memories

Stuffed Animals are Cool

18 May 201931 Jul 2019

Growing up, I had a little stuffed brown bunny-rabbit as my imaginary companion. His name was Benny, and unfortunately to this day I don’t remember how I got him. I…

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Julius Caesar: Selfish Autocrat or Progressive Hero?

Before we begin, let's just briefly establish simplified definitions for some of the terms I'll use in this essay. Patrician refers to the upper class, really the original tribes of…

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Jungian Archetypes in Media

17 May 201917 May 2019

According to psychologist Carl Jung there are several archetypes that are burned into the collective unconscious of all humanity. This then got turned into the commonly cited “Twelve Archetypes” that…

Thoughts on the Star Wars Franchise (2/2) The Decline

16 May 201925 Sep 2019

The Prequel Trilogy I liked these movies as they came out but by the time the next installment was released, I'd already come to resent the previous entry. I remember…

Thoughts on the Star Wars Franchise (1/2) The Golden Age

16 May 201924 Sep 2019

I'm going to "quickly" lay out my feelings on the Star Wars saga. I'll preface this by confessing I'm really not the biggest fan and I'm not familiar with most…

James Dean and Generational Conflict

11 May 201931 Jul 2019

I love James Dean, and his legacy as an embodiment of adolescence and teen angst. So, here are my thoughts on two of his three movies, with emphasis on the…