PinnedPublished inHuman PartsI Am So Out of TuneA complicated love letter to musicMar 1, 20213Mar 1, 20213
Nothing Gold Can Stay, and We’re Better This WayThis year I went to Arizona for the first time. One of the things I saw in the stunning desert landscape was Montezuma Castle National…Jan 1Jan 1
Natural Law Theory and the Origins of the United StatesAt least once a week when Independence Day or the semi-quincentennial (250th) anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence…Jul 5, 2024Jul 5, 2024
On Turning 40 and Not Fearing AgingThere was a TV show I used to watch called Eerie, Indiana. One of the characters was known as “the Kid with Gray Hair.” And I think ever…Aug 10, 20232Aug 10, 20232
Min Yoongi, Music, and the Power of VulnerabilityThis past Sunday morning, I livestreamed Min Yoongi’s (i.e., Suga/Agust D’s) final D-Day tour concert.Aug 9, 20233Aug 9, 20233
What RM’s Indigo Says About the Truth, the Self, and Being HumanThere’s a lot of lyric analysis one could do of RM’s Indigo (2022), of RM’s entire discography, really. But I want to follow three threads…Mar 29, 20236Mar 29, 20236
Losing Access to TruthWhat the fall of Twitter means and why we should call out naked emperorsNov 20, 2022Nov 20, 2022
How to Be Alone (on Your Birthday or Any Other Day)Today is my birthday. I’m not a big fan, not because I mind getting older so much as I’m just not a celebratory person. But a dear friend…Aug 11, 20221Aug 11, 20221
Postlude: Tablo, “Getting Ahead,” and the Age of Anger(A follow up to my series on fame, but each part stands alone | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Interlude | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6)Aug 7, 2022Aug 7, 2022
When Queer Isn’t Queer EnoughI have mixed feelings every June. And at every pride parade I’ve attended. Because I don’t fit neatly into one of the first four letters.Jun 2, 20223Jun 2, 20223
A Pandemic Doesn’t End Just Because You Want It ToWhat they don’t tell you when you learn about the Plague or the 1918 influenza pandemic is how unfathomably annoying everyone will be.Feb 13, 2022Feb 13, 2022
We Can’t Ever Go BackIf there’s one idea that’s been running through my head all year, it’s this: we can’t go back.Jan 1, 20221Jan 1, 20221
Published inMarkerArtificial Flavors and the Weaponizing of WordsWe’re selective (and usually wrong) in what we think of as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ when it comes to food.Oct 28, 2021Oct 28, 2021
On Having a Body You Don’t WantI’m trying to be okay with being in my own body.Oct 24, 20211Oct 24, 20211
Telling the Truth is a Radical Act“I will die of suppressed rage at the folly of my fellow men.” — Gustave FlaubertSep 29, 20214Sep 29, 20214
The World Isn’t For MeI don’t feel at home in the world. It’s more than the fact that I find most human institutions in the world hostile. After all, they’re…Sep 17, 20212Sep 17, 20212