The Absolute Nothing of Binge-watching: A Symptom of an Ascetic Ideal
To fully understand the phenomenon of binge-watching, it would be best to take a look at where we are today:…
Let It Be: A Review
Make no mistake about it. Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles, which just ended its…
Transforming America’s Schools into Authoritarian Instruments of Compliance
These days, it is far too easy to rattle off the outrageous examples of zero tolerance policy run amok in…
Heroes in Dark
“There are no heroes,” he said, “because they are all dead.” Morning light soothed the pain of his words. A…
Rapid Eye Movement: The Art of Samy Sfoggia
Samy Sfoggia was born in 1984. She has a bachelor’s degree in History and studied Art and Photography. She works…
From NSA Spying and VIPR Sweeps to Domestic Drones: A Round-Up of the Police State Programs NOT Affected by a Government Shutdown
Like clockwork, we’ve ticked back to the annual government shutdown scare that invariably dominates news headlines and sends stocks seesawing…
The Death of the State Employee
I used to have nightmares of a dead city. Its beauty would lie broken across harsh streets. No lights could…
Why Terence Sellers is Too Outré for Bohemia
In autobiographical fiction, Terence Sellers aptly predicted her fate as a writer. Her chosen subject matter, sadomasochism, was considered too…
Common Core: A Lesson Plan for Raising Up Compliant, Non-Thinking Citizens
As I point out in my new book, A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, there are several…
Hail To The Three Kings, Baby
Summer has come to its end. The humidity has died, and the sweeping rains kiss the ground. Fall is biting…