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The Superstition of Politicians

A progressive politician with a theory is like a peasant woman at her weekday Mass. Both are using tools to access grace. The difference is, the peasant woman isn’t superstitious. (Essay)

The Week in Review

I'm pleased that my alma mater won the NCAA basketball tournament, but I'm even more pleased that I didn't hear a single commentator use the phrase "score the ball" this year, as in, "He's a great player. He can

On the Genital Clamp

(Micro-Essay)

"You're Not Wrong Walter"

The importance of saints (Blog Post)

The State Creates Conspiracy and Then Tells People to Stop Holding Conspiracy Theories

(Blog Post)

Ozempicians Need Not Apply

GLP-1s in 2026 America might be having the same effect as opium in 19th-century China (Essay)

The Left Hemisphere on the Farm

They killed the soil’s microbiome. It no longer crawls with microbes, bugs, and worms. It’s become more sterile than a roid boy after a nasty accident with the Manscape Lawn Mower 3.0 Plus. (Essay)

Don't be an Ass: Laugh and Make Others Laugh

"All the great monuments of earth have been built over solemn asses." Senator Thomas Corwin (Essay)