Tag: politics
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That which is binding.
In these times we need something other than a stick, something that reaches beyond the range of mere weapons. The president paused and placed his hand upon a globe, fingers running across the continents. Such things need to be crafted to present the finest point of control without the blunt certainty of destruction…
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Politics
Along the worn coastlineOne can see the melting mountainsIn the distance of urbanity- For in these timesAll one can see is the squabblesOf men and women to govern- Beyond their supposed consciousnessWhich ultimately leaves the worldJust that bit more worse than when- Their careers started,For in chambers of democracySit men and women who despite effort-…
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Bigly and Tweets : a scatological social media puppet show
Thanks to Ise for introducing me to Bigly and Tweets. If you’re in the mood for a bit of scatological humor based on actual tweets You Know Who sent out, you might want to watch this new puppet series which features Tweet’s hairpiece Bigly commenting on Tweet’s tweets. You know, cause everyone tweets while on the toilet: Bigly and…
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Authoritarian Definition for Our Time : Experts Help Us Notice Changes
If you google “authoritarian definition” you’ll get something like: favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. …but that’s not particularly helpful for our time, particularly when it comes to noticing subtle changes that lead us down a dark road. Recently I joined Medium (even though…
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Dr. Ben Carson, Dr. Otto Octavious, and Dr. Strangelove Hang Signs
Somewhere in the middle of Missouri’s route 44 wasteland, Dr. Ben Carson, Dr. Otto Octavious, and Dr. Strangelove hang political signs for Dr. Carson’s campaign. They work on a big billboard featuring their faces and the faces of hundreds of other famous Doctors. It reads, Peace Is Our Profession. They were all, of course, hired for the job for the very same…
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Dead Guest Post: The Vote and The House
As many of you are out canvassing this month, today’s dead guest post comes from G.K. Chesterton: The Vote and The House by G.K. Chesterton (public domain) Most of us will be canvassed soon, I suppose; some of us may even canvass. Upon which side, of course, nothing will induce me to state,…
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The Internet is not immortal
The way we talk internetology, you’d think we believe the internet’s going to be around forever. The ways we use the cloud, our emails, social networks all point to our basic assumption of internet permanency. But there are things we should consider that factor into the internet’s mortality: Physical property As of now, all internet…
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Why Nonfiction Writers Need Style Editors
Let’s face it: most nonfiction sucks. And let’s face it, this seldom comes from bad content. If you hope to publish in the nonfiction world, they keep a not-so-best-kept secret called “the book proposal.” I write proposals for nonfiction writers and the gist goes: “if you have a nonfiction book idea, never write the manuscript.…
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Sitting at the feet of : Oppression and Propaganda
Senya Maximov came into my life through the Fulbright program at Missouri Southern. After I shared the only three Russian words I knew (da, spoceba, vodka), and after he shared perfect British English, shared language led to shared life. Joplin felt like Senya’s new home. Though he wanted to stay, his visa expired. I scheduled…