Mary & George Part 1
2016-11-03
A reprint of a series I originally drew in August 2004:Continue Reading
Never a helpmeet Part 9: Donald Trump and the cult of patriarchy
2016-10-20
It’s fitting that I wrote this series in 2016, the year that Donald Trump is running for President of the United States against our first-ever female candidate, Hillary Clinton. It’s a current event so loaded with metaphorical significance it’s hard to believe it’s really happening. Trump is a distillation ofContinue Reading
Depressed about Trump
2016-03-13
A couple of weeks ago, on Super Tuesday, I found myself feeling depressed for what seemed like no real reason. I was obsessively checking primary results, though, and at some point I noticed an association between Trump wins and that little squeeze of sick dread. Oh, I thought to myself.Continue Reading
Pushing the same boulder up a hill every time
2014-11-07
Oh, did you hear? After Tuesday’s vote, the Democrats are, like, over, man. Just like the Republicans were, like, over two years ago. But it’s not as if all the people who elected Obama in 2012 changed their minds or ceased to exist in 2014, any more than the peopleContinue Reading
The lament of the Southern Baptist
2013-03-10
R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, reacts to the rapid progress on gay rights: From the Boy Scouts to the British Parliament: Left behind? Conservative Christians and the gay revolution The piece seemed interesting to me for its sad, resigned tone — the tone ofContinue Reading
As a matter of fact, Republicans did lose the culture war
2012-11-20
Republicans Lost the Culture War, says professional Republican William Bennett President Obama won the 2012 presidential election by accumulating some of the most one-sided electoral constituencies in modern political history. If you keep reading, you will discover that what William Bennett means by "one-sided" is "everyone except wealthy, older whiteContinue Reading
Eight years later
2012-11-14
The finger wounds that started to bug me over the weekend were actually a return of the dyshidrotic eczema that has plagued me periodically throughout my life. Usually, when it appears, it is painful and irritating for a couple of weeks, then it goes away. Except in the summer/fall ofContinue Reading
Washington State voters: please approve Referendum 74 for marriage equality
2012-11-03
This is me climbing onto a political soapbox, and if you don't want to hear about it, the guts are behind the cut. (Obviously, the title of the post already tells you where I stand)Continue Reading
Political icons
2012-08-20
I know, I know, but sometimes when I pass the USA Today paper box I scan the headlines for what’s up in the moderately right-leaning mainstream zeitgeist. Those guys fluffed McCain something fierce in 2008 — they seem a little less enthused about Romney, at least, so far. But theContinue Reading
Back to the not-future
2012-05-16
This is a politically-related thought that has been bugging me for a while, so I thought I would share it: all other disagreements aside, I oppose the Republican agenda because I find it difficult to imagine a country run according to modern right wing orthodoxy ever becoming the great countryContinue Reading
The cave and the tiger: a political narrative
2012-04-18
I find it fairly plausible that liberals are more open to new experiences, while conservatives are more conscientious and have a greater need for cognitive closure (ie, certainty). If you look at liberalism and conservatism purely in terms of species instinct, they form a balanced yin-yang of survival values. TooContinue Reading
Just in case you were wondering how I see the debt ceiling deal
2011-08-03
I see it like this. There’s a bus full of schoolchildren, plus several bags of money earmarked for things the kids need, like repairs to the school and teachers and health care and food and such. The schoolchildren have two adult escorts. One of them is driving the bus. TheContinue Reading
One more thing
2009-11-19
I just thought of something. Twilight fans might be overwhelmingly female and largely teenage, but Sarah Palin fans are middle-aged white men, and she gets quite a lot of media backlash. Say what you like about changing demographics and whatnot, but last time I checked middle-aged white men still prettyContinue Reading