Two White Pillars, Yankee Style
During a May 14 performance on the rooftop of Athens’ Georgia Theater, Titus Andronicus was playing the first song off their Civil War-themed album The Monitor when several people in the crowd began...
View ArticleCelebrate the 4th by Being Less Political
Looking for something to do on the 4th besides getting really dehydrated with a chance of a hot dog eating contest? Celebrate by taking down the political iconography around your home. One of the most...
View ArticleGray Scares and the Party of Lincoln
Of all the unexpected features of America’s political geography, the presence of Confederate flags in the northern Ohio Valley, and even parts more septentrional, is one of the strangest and most...
View ArticleAvoid the Shutdown with Rules and Robots
On Tuesday President Obama blamed the government shutdown on, of all things, gerrymandering. I surprisingly have to agree with him. The Washington Post quotes Obama saying: “‘A big chunk of the...
View ArticleA Vindication of Juggalo Society: Why America is Increasingly Down With the...
In February 2012, Cato Institute vice president Gene Healy tweeted what may be the funniest think tank tweet to date: “Someday, the ‘Think Tank Network’ (TTN) will sponsor a reality show in which...
View ArticleThe Capital in the 21st Century
The tragedy of politics continues its long descent into farce before our feeds. The cracks become painfully apparent after just a few months of casually observing the dying capital’s peeling façade....
View ArticleDispatch from Within the Vast Libertarian Conspiracy
Note to readers: the following message was delivered in an unlabeled package with instructions to publish upon receipt. Its author disappeared shortly after its delivery. So, you want to know about the...
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