Maciolekism

culture

  • A New Cottage Industry

    (One) The Bronze Age came to a sudden end because of peace. The three Bronze Age empires, who were constantly at war with each other, decided on a balanced peace. This put all the soldiers and their support services out… Continue reading

  • Make Highways Great Again

    I live in Connecticut, so naturally I try to avoid the highways as much as possible. I’m sure most highways are frustrating these days with so many cars on the road, but here… ugh… My main problem is that I… Continue reading

  • More Than Post-Covid

    It is a peculiar thing to watch someone walk into a breakfast place that has a drive through, grab food that they ordered online, and go out to eat it in their car. All the while there are plenty of… Continue reading

  • Conspiracy Theories And Adaptation

    There are people making choices for us, but we really don’t know who they are or what their intentions are. They are acting and communicating in our name and we are left trying to guess what is going on from… Continue reading

  • Art And Small Talk

    Small talk is like any other art. At one end of the spectrum is the purely superficial chat about the weather or sports just to pass the time. At the other end are chats that have layers of metaphor and… Continue reading

  • Nuance

    My perspective is that everyone should have access to government assistance, but there needs to be strings attached; a reason for people to want to work their way out of it. Those strings should be of a nature where, if… Continue reading