Apr 29, 2022Member-onlyI’m Not Afraid of CommunismI believe in economics. I don’t mean that I believe in the power of money. I believe in capitalism in so far as I believe that money and markets are an uncontrollable beast that react and respond to the actions of humans regardless of their intent. …Economics2 min readEconomics2 min read
Apr 1, 2022Member-onlyThere Have Never Been Any AdultsI am sick and fucking tired of this soulful mourning for the past. Remember when our politicians had class? Remember when people knew how to behave themselves? Remember when the world was only made of perfect specimens and everyone followed the rules? THIS WAS NEVER TRUE. History is written by…Ethics2 min readEthics2 min read
Feb 16, 2022Member-onlyI am a Landlord and a TenantBeing a landlord makes me a worse tenant, being a tenant makes me a better landlord. I hate renting. I hate handing someone else money to get literally nothing in return. “Oh but it’s a place to live!” Motherfucker, “place to live” is some goddamn hierarchy of needs shit, not…Housing3 min readHousing3 min read
Jan 11, 2022Member-onlyIsn’t The Pope Childfree?Did I miss something somewhere? Suddenly priests are allowed to have families? What the fuck does the Pope care if someone chooses not to have children? If he’s worried about…Pope Francis1 min readPope Francis1 min read
Dec 14, 2021Member-onlyDon’t Think of it as Anti-WorkThink of it as withholding your labor from capital. I’m happy to do work. I am happy to cook and clean and walk the dog. I am happy to create and bake. I am happy to write for my pauper’s cut. But capital does not deserve my skills right now…Antiwork3 min readAntiwork3 min read
Nov 4, 2021Member-onlyGiving Up On Nice ThingsThere isn’t a single day that doesn’t hurt, physically, mentally, and emotionally. That’s the toll of being a 35 year old that disowned his family over politics. You’ll find hundreds, if not thousands of people talking about how politics should never come between families, like those of us who have…Family5 min readFamily5 min read
Oct 14, 2021Member-onlyBeatitude AdjustmentI don’t know what I believe. I was raised Roman Catholic. I think I stopped believing in God before I stopped believing in Santa Claus. I don’t actively recall a time where I believed in God, but I do remember the Christmas that I asked if I could setup the…Catholic6 min readCatholic6 min read
Sep 28, 2021Member-onlyHome AbroadAmsterdam is not what I expected. I didn’t really expect anything from Amsterdam. I knew that my eleventh grade anatomy teacher told us that he and his wife spent their summers in Amsterdam. — When pressed for why, he effectively said, “You’ll understand when you are older… Or you won’t.”…Amsterdam4 min readAmsterdam4 min read
Aug 24, 2021Member-onlyZenith of SelfOne year, one month, one week, 2 days and this morning since I last stepped foot on American soil. I’m collecting my things for a visit back; going home to a home that doesn’t exist anymore. For that matter, did it ever exist? I’ve been adrift, there’s comfort here, I…Mwc Reentry2 min readMwc Reentry2 min read
Aug 16, 2021Medium ReflectionIt’s coming up on two years since I started publishing on Medium. My goals when I started writing were simply that to start writing. In that regard, I view this as reasonably successful. …Medium3 min readMedium3 min read
