This week, New York City delivered what a lot of people are calling a historic moment for the left. Three congressional candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept their Democratic primaries, ousting two sitting members of Congress in the process. Brad Lander took down longtime Rep. Dan Goldman. Claire Valdez, a member of the DemocraticContinue reading “Treats While the World Burns: Why Democratic Party Entryism Still Doesn’t Work”
Monthly Archives: June 2026
You Can Be Alt and Conservative, Whether That Makes Sense or Not
There’s an argument I keep running into lately, usually framed as a kind of gotcha, that goes something like this: you can’t be alt and conservative. The logic seems airtight to the people saying it. Alt culture, whatever specific flavor of it you’re talking about, has historically leaned progressive, countercultural, anti-establishment in a particular direction,Continue reading “You Can Be Alt and Conservative, Whether That Makes Sense or Not”
My Red Line: The United States Should Not Be Threatening Israel With Bombs, and I Don’t Care Who That Makes Me Sound Like
I want to be upfront about something before I get into this, which is that I did not expect to be writing a post defending Israel from the United States, of all configurations, and I am writing it anyway, because what I am seeing happen right now bothers me enough that I am willing toContinue reading “My Red Line: The United States Should Not Be Threatening Israel With Bombs, and I Don’t Care Who That Makes Me Sound Like”
The Strait of Hormuz Cannot Stop Opening and Closing, and Neither Can the War It Sits Inside
If you have spent the last several months trying to track whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed, you are not confused because you are bad at following news, you are confused because the situation itself has been built, almost mechanically, to resist a stable answer. It opens, it closes, it opens aContinue reading “The Strait of Hormuz Cannot Stop Opening and Closing, and Neither Can the War It Sits Inside”
Stop the “what if Obama” whataboutism
Both Sides Are Using Democratic Politicians As Whataboutism Punching Bags And It Needs To Stop There is a particular kind of argument that has become so common in American political discourse that most people do not even notice it anymore. It hides in plain sight. It shows up in comment sections, in dinner table arguments,Continue reading “Stop the “what if Obama” whataboutism”
AI Bans Just Got Way More Terrifying: What Happens When They Come For The Platforms You Actually Depend On
So I have been thinking. And the more I think about it, the more I realize that what I wrote about before, as serious as I believe it was and as seriously as I stand behind every word of it, did not go far enough. Because I have had a realization since then that hasContinue reading “AI Bans Just Got Way More Terrifying: What Happens When They Come For The Platforms You Actually Depend On”
Why I Don’t Go Out More
These riots after the Knicks won the NBA Championship honestly gave me an answer to a question I’ve been asking myself for years. Why don’t I go out more? Why don’t I do more things? Why do I spend so much time at home? Well, I think I found my answer. Because of shit likeContinue reading “Why I Don’t Go Out More”
The Knicks Won the Championship. So Why Are People Rioting?
There was something I didn’t want to talk about until after the season was over. Now that it is, I have to ask: What the actual hell is wrong with some of these people? The Knicks just won the NBA Championship for the first time in over 50 years. This should have been a momentContinue reading “The Knicks Won the Championship. So Why Are People Rioting?”
Elon Musk Becoming the First Trillionaire: A Milestone or a Warning Sign?
As of June 2026, Elon Musk has reportedly become the world’s first trillionaire. For some, this is a testament to innovation, entrepreneurship, and the power of building successful companies. But for many others, this isn’t exactly the news they wanted to hear. This milestone doesn’t just represent one person’s financial success. It also puts aContinue reading “Elon Musk Becoming the First Trillionaire: A Milestone or a Warning Sign?”
AI Bans Are Here. I Told You So. Now Let’s Talk About Why This Is Bad.
I said it before. I said it on this very blog, on Interfaith Intrepid, back when folks were still treating artificial intelligence like it was some kind of science fiction novelty that only tech bros in San Francisco cared about. I said that the AI bans were coming, and I said that they were notContinue reading “AI Bans Are Here. I Told You So. Now Let’s Talk About Why This Is Bad.”