In the wake of 2021’s very bad Election Day for Democrats, much talk has rightly focused on education as a wedge issue. In Virginia, particularly, schools and education were a cornerstone of Republican Glenn Younkin’s successful campaign against Democrat Terry McAuliffe. Some of the contentiousness around schooling comes from pandemic-related closures, but much of it […]
The new (old) fight over Critical Race Theory Read More »
For every queer person, coming out is a defining experience, not unlike a volcanic eruption. It is preceded by a slow build of pressure as we come to terms with our own identity and consider the potential ramifications of telling the people most important in our lives. Next comes the moment of declaration, a release
On Queer Haircuts, Gatekeeping, and the Value of Identity Read More »
My ballot is already in the mail, and we all know Joe Biden is going to win New York anyway. At least I got to vote for AOC for the first time. Anyway, I figured I’d do something worth my time instead, so I started reading Talia Lavin’s “Culture Warlords,” and let me tell you
I didn’t watch either of the dueling town halls. Read More »
I spent pretty much the whole weekend drawing two cartoons, both inspired by literary references so obscure most people won’t get them. I like this one, though. Apologies to Ingmar Bergman.
This one is really pandering to my fellow literary nerds.
MAGA of the Red Death Read More »
Yes, Walt Disney World in Orlando opened to the public again this past weekend–the same weekend the state of Florida announced a record 15,300 new cases of Covid-19 in a single day. Who is going to Disney World in the midst of a raging pandemic? You can call it stupid, you might even call it
If you don’t get it, here’s a good place to start. I would consider myself a free speech absolutist, but I rarely use that term because most “free speech absolutists” don’t actually care about free speech — what they want is to stop hearing criticism from others for the things they say, which is the opposite
In less than two months, at least 68 people have driven into crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters. Summer Taylor was killed in one of the most recent events, in Seattle, but that was by no means an isolated incident. Just hours after her death, a Seattle cop posted a Facebook meme, “All Lives Splatter,” that’s been
