New Alien Worlds and the Naming of Names
I still remember the strange little sentence drilled into my head by elementary schoolteachers: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pickles. That was the third-grade way of remembering the planets…
The Death of American Debate
Propaganda is deadlier than bullets, because it creates no martyrs. Those who died at Tianaman Square for democracy’s sake are remembered for their courage, yet no statues are erected to commemorate the loss of debate, discussion, and dissent in the modern world… where independent voices are buried alive by the most insidious political brainwashing in history…
Freedom in a Surveillance State
A gladiator match between freedom, technology, and government is on the horizon, and there’s no guarantee the America we know will survive it. Enter the use of RFID technology…
National ID Card Threatens Security
Historically, Americans have rejected any effort at mandating a National ID card. Sneaking this into law was the coward’s way of circumventing public debate…
Who Wants to Live Forever?
Death is natural, but not everything natural is good. We choose to imagine the natural world as a sort of Disney character filled with benevolence and tenderness, and in doing so we evade the more brutal, red-in-tooth-and-claw reality. In fact, we forget exactly how brutal nature is…
