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  • The Adult in the Room

    An introduction to Managerial Realism. (Or, me and my AI buddy take over the world.) American politics has long been trapped in a perpetual, exhausting domestic dispute. On one side of the aisle stands a faction obsessed with market purity… Continue reading

    The Adult in the Room

  • Some Political Perspective

    Modeling a path forward. The Prompt: Write a description, in modern American style, that explores what it would look like if a new political party tried to establish itself during a severe economic decline, while the established leaders behaved like… Continue reading

    Some Political Perspective

  • Everyone Writes Fiction

    An individual mind must continuously rewrite memories to gain a better understanding of current circumstances. The goal is confidence and survival in the current environment, not the accuracy of past memories. This is no different at every level of the… Continue reading

  • Everyone Is An Artist

    The amount of energy, imagination, and creativity required to maintain denial of responsibility and culpability could develop and fuel a trip to Pluto, and sustain a colony there. In fact, large parts of our civilization are like tree rings (or… Continue reading

    Everyone Is An Artist

  • To Become A Gladiator

    “Don’t take your guns to town, son.” It has always been true;the political arena is a savage, brutal place. It was true when the arena was the Roman Senate.It was true when the arena was in the courts of kings.It… Continue reading

  • The Dirty Clothes Hamper Fire

    I woke to a strange light coming from my closet. I got up to investigate and found an unnatural fire burning in my dirty clothes hamper. Just before I reached to grab a damp towel lying on the floor to… Continue reading