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In response to Ezra Klein’s: “Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics The Right Way”
The day after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, The New York Times published an opinion piece from political researcher, theorist, observer, and all-around smart guy Ezra Klein. I didn’t like it, and sent a letter to the editor about my slight with it. I never heard back, understandable, after all who am I? But the next day, Continue reading
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An Inquiry into the Processing of Evil
I wrote this essay on July 30th, 2025. I wrote it, then forgot about it. I don’t know what has occurred today (August 31st, 2025) that would’ve inspired me to look at it again and then decide to publish it. But I do think about this subject matter a lot, so I figure why not Continue reading
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After the Crash
It’s as if I was just living as I had always been. Like most people and things that breathe, all routine. Lucky to be alive. Lucky to not be injured during one small crack in my timeline not too out of the norm. Continue reading
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EPISODE FIVE
Someday it will change, it will all change My reflections on Dig! XX, the re-cut expanded 20th anniversary version of the original cult classic rock n’ roll documentary. The untold secret behind everything we create that binds the understanding of all art together, especially to its makers, is that there is no finished project. Every Continue reading
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EPISODE FOUR
Knockoff Green Casio Watch My recollection of my desperate search for a new, reliable but affordable digital watch and the madness that had come of it. Forever ago, my dad gifted me a Timex analog watch. It was a neat little device that, along with the time of day, also showed the date. The trouble Continue reading
The Benjamin Report 