[essays]
[More serious. Think-blogs. Newsier.]
Liberty, Lost in Translation
Americans are currently dying at 5x the rate of the rest of the world. Our failed pandemic response begins with a fundamental misreading of liberty. Recovery will require naming—and reconciling—its multiple definitions.
Statues in the Swamp
Remembering a City Remembering Itself
Washington, D.C. is a surprisingly walkable sixty-eight-square-mile shrine to a nation’s gleaming idea of itself. You are in the holiest land of the American Dream, for somewhat murky reasons, hoping to investigate.
for: MAC
An ode.
Whose Fault is Climate Change?
If, finally, the debate over climate change is resonating with a broader audience, it serves us to survey our options. Is it your fault? Industry? Government? We haven’t got much time.
A Baseless Ranking of the 21 Best Music Videos of the 21st Century
[still under development]
The Authoritarian Appeal
[still under development]