Political Reactions A Progressive’s Call to Arms (What to Prioritize & How to Win) 17 Oct 202017 Oct 2020 The cover image for this essay is an emblem taken from the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment's flag, used during the Revolutionary War. In a previous entry, I discussed where I…
Media Analyses… The Dream of a Perfectly Designed, Progressive Metropolis… 15 Oct 202016 Oct 2020 I just saw this great documentary from Defunctland about Walt Disney's original plan for EPCOT as a futuristic metropolis. I'd heard of his plans before, but never in such detail,…
Media Analyses… 4 Brief, Miscellaneous, Not-Depressing, Poli-Sci Musings 13 Oct 202013 Oct 2020 The title says it all, these are some thoughts regarding politics I've wanted to share, but didn't have enough content on their own to be standalone blog entries. A Poli-Sci…
Political Reactions 2020: The Most Fateful Election in Our Lifetimes (& Quick Notes on the ’20 Debates) 10 Oct 202010 Oct 2020 As discussed in an earlier blog post, where I greatly condensed US history, there are certain realignment elections which change the electoral coalitions of the major parties for decades into…
Political Reactions A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (3/3) 7 Oct 20207 Oct 2020 The cover image of every post in this series is one of the many variants of Irish Regiment Flags in use during the US Civil War. North or South, the…
Political Reactions A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (2/3) 7 Oct 20207 Oct 2020 The cover image of every post in this series is one of the many variants of Irish Regiment Flags in use during the US Civil War. North or South, the…
Political Reactions A Comprehensive List of the US Government’s Crimes and Mismanagement (1/3) 6 Oct 20206 Oct 2020 The cover image of every post in this series is one of the many variants of Irish Regiment Flags in use during the US Civil War. North or South, the…
Political Reactions Bernie Sanders vs Ted Cruz Debate on Healthcare 28 Sep 202028 Sep 2020 Remember kids, not paying thousands of dollars for a hospital visit is SO-CHUL-IZ-UM!!! I had this last debate analysis waiting around in the wings. I was unsure if I'd post…
Political Reactions… In Defense of Mother Nature; Contemplating Our Predicament & Coping With It 10 Sep 202011 Sep 2020 You can think of this essay as a spiritual successor to the three-part Post Modern Religion series I have shared previously. There's some heavy crossover with my political philosophy essays…
Political Reactions… The Scipionic Circle: My Political Positions & Sources of Inspiration (2/2) 19 Jul 202019 Jul 2020 This post is named after Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus (who, in turn, was Cornelia Africana's father) and husband to Sempronia (Cornelia's daughter and sister to the Gracchi.)…
Political Reactions… The Scipionic Circle: My Political Positions & Sources of Inspiration (1/2) 19 Jul 202019 Jul 2020 This post is named after Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus (who, in turn, was Cornelia Africana's father) and husband to Sempronia (Cornelia's daughter and sister to the Gracchi.)…
Media Analyses… As Both a Film Buff & a Leftist, I Hate Hollywood 6 Jul 202023 Aug 2020 I mean, post Weinstein and all the other #MeToo bombshells, that's hardly a hot take I guess, but it's true and I feel the need to say it. I'm sick…
Political Reactions… Our Society is Mean-Spirited, Selfish & It’s Making Us All Miserable 5 Jul 202014 Jul 2020 The cover image for this post is the Easton Flag, supposedly designed during Revolutionary times and used by the division of Captain Abraham Horn in the War of 1812. It…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (10/10) Green Party 2000 5 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (9/10) Libertarian Party 1988 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (8/10) Republican Party 1940 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (7/10) Progressive Party 1948 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (6/10) Socialist Labor Party 1896 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (5/10) Socialist Party 1912 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (4/10) Progressive Party 1924 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (3/10) Populist Party 1892 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (2/10) Progressive Party 1912 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America’s history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Political Reactions My Favorite Political Platforms (1/10) Democratic Party 1972 4 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 To celebrate the 4th of July, and for the sake of posterity, I want to share my favorite policy platforms from America's history. (For the sake of variety, I will…
Media Analyses… Lost Media (3/3) My “Holy Grails” (Literature) 1 Jul 20201 Jul 2020 My list of Lost Media "Holy Grails" ended up being longer than I anticipated, so I spun off the last few entries into this standalone post. It probably goes without…
Political Reactions Police Brutality (1/2) My Thoughts 20 Jun 202020 Sep 2020 The cover image of this post is the Whiskey Rebellion Flag. It's the banner associated with American heritage which I most closely identify with, and fly at my own house.…
Thoughts & Memories A Serpentarian’s Testimony 11 Jun 202011 Jun 2020 We always picture the entrance to Heaven as a golden gate on some clouds, and Hell is a burning cave of devils prodding sinners with their pitchforks. What if they…
Political Reactions… The Legacy of the Eagles (Letting Go of the Past) 1 Jun 20201 Jun 2020 This cover image features the coats of arms for Egypt, Libya under the Gaddafi regime and finally Romania, all of which are former Roman territories which follow the same trend…
Media Analyses… Reviewing “Presidential Media” (Portraits, Campaign Slogans & Signs, Etc.) 28 May 202028 May 2020 Purely for fun, I decided to take a quick look at all the other uniform aspects of a Presidential campaign and legacy. Here are some quick thoughts about each... Presidential…
Political Reactions The Two Best Candidates From Each Party in the Last 30 Years 28 May 2020 I want to look at the two old men from both parties whom I believe (hope, anyway) represent the future of American politics. They are Bernie Sanders and Ron Paul,…
Political Reactions Directory of Speech & Debate Analyses 27 May 202010 Oct 2020 So that does it, we reached another milestone here on the ol' blog. And that is this: I am (almost) done with politics! And that is just fine by me,…
