'Sic Semper Tyrannis'
The phrase means ‘thus always to tyrants’, suggesting bad outcomes always befall tyrannical rulers.
Read MoreMerry Little Christmas
As the song imparts, the ‘muddle’ doesn’t preclude the ‘merry’; it necessitates it.
Read MoreOn Rising Fascism in Trump's America
A shameless executive branch, installed by an over-represented racist voting block, largely unchecked by a greedy and craven legislative branch, with a judicial branch set to gain a right supermajority with three justices to the far right, is a recipe for repealing rights and freedoms.
Read More#BLM Reading Initiative: Michelle Obama, Becoming (2018)
In the study of philosophy, ‘becoming’ is the process or state of change in a being, implying movement and evolution in time and space.
Read MoreSeptember's Slate
The ‘slate’ recalls the flat plate written on with chalk, formerly used in schools; its cleanness, a past erased and a space yet to be filled.
Read More'The thing with Dickie'
In any given social media interaction, we are Tom Ripley, craving audience approval. When we have it, we are sustained by its sunshine; when we don’t, we are lost in the shadows.
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