“It’s so great that we are all together in one place,” a middle-aged white woman gushed, almost directly in my ear. “Trump was sent by God!” I had other theories, but she was right about one thing. Donald Trump’s “Great American Comeback Tour” had brought me and roughly a thousand other souls together, far too […]
In the Eye of the Storm: A Report from Kenosha
What’s so simple in the moonlight by the morning never is. -Bright Eyes The night of the shooting, bands of armed white men dotted the landscape before we even arrived in Kenosha. Police roadblocks along I-94 barred easy access to the small Wisconsin city and forced us off the highway early, to hack it through […]
“So Are White People”: A Discussion of Race, Class, and Police Violence
JS: Last week President Trump was asked about the epidemic of Black people murdered by police in the United States. His response was: “So are white people. More white people, by the way.” TA: I have heard this argument before, including from a student of mine. The point I always make is it’s about the […]
“WTF is Going on in Portland Right Now?”: A Report
This is a long attempt to offer some insights into the question I keep getting: WTF is going on in Portland right now? I assume I’m not alone in believing that the current wave of protest cannot be the end objective for this new movement. It’s likely the state will find ways to adapt to […]
Running Toward the New World
I am a runner. I am not fast. I don’t compete save for a few odd races here and there, and I’m not really competing in those except against myself. I’m not much for group runs or Facebook running groups. But I am a runner no less. There aren’t many things I would say are […]
The Unenviable Task of Explaining How The Punisher is Actually Cool
Just so you know, this isn’t gonna be a ‘WOW THE PUNISHER IS COOL, YOU REMEMBER THE TIME HE RENTED A JETSKI?!’ sort of comics piece. It’s mostly just an anti-cop polemic. ACAB. Anyways, let’s get started. How to defend The Punisher… I’m not one of those people who speak about corporate owned superhero characters as […]