The Perfect Storm of EmpathyThe perfect storm is rolling across America: the clouds are dense with months of repression, suppression, and depression. Some people are…May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
A Tyranny of AveragesThe overuse of averages in statistical analysis and decision-making where an average is relatively meaningless due to the shape of data…Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Out of Many, OneNew Year’s Day 2019 — when the Harmony Through Union Rose Parade float caught fire…Feb 1, 2019Feb 1, 2019
Narrative Du JourIn the first season of Surreality News, a multi-network scripted program that runs 24/7, the Red Menace conspires with the Neo-Nazis in a…Aug 19, 2017Aug 19, 2017
Thelma & LousianaYoung intellectuals think they are intelligent and often showcase their stupidity by talking incessantly about how brilliant they are. Such…Jun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017
Comma Sense Isn’t Always Common SenseNative Americans had no place in their language for the Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma. They called the Portland, Maine…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
A Bone of ContentionFacebook is an agent of our ancient impulses: the trend of Unfriending sets a dangerous precedent for a civil society.Mar 23, 2017Mar 23, 2017
Humility at Death’s DoorWhen Hillary Clinton lost the election in 2016, our social contract with one another withered like fading stars in the morning.Mar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017
