NFTs and the Simulacra of HellThere’s something worse than the burning of books and the burning of famous paintings, as the Nazis famously did. Because in these actions…Dec 21, 2021Dec 21, 2021
The Best Ladder and the Wrong WallThe Afghanistan War was always supposed to be invisible. After the initial fanfare of our cimmerian payback following the 9/11 attacks, it…Sep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021
Jeff Bezos Goes to SpaceJeff Bezos never came back to Earth. He can still be seen up there, if you look closely on a night with no moon — the Amazon logo like the…Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021
A Season Brighter Than BeforeI guess it wouldn’t have been long before he’d be found eventually. You can’t just wander off into the designated frontier, and never be…Jun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021
Tragedy, Here We Come!On May 21st, 2020, just two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, with incredible economic devastation still to come, the Foreign Relations…May 23, 2021May 23, 2021
New Year, New YouIt’s a new year, you remind yourself. New beginnings, not just for you, but for the country, the world, the hapless gentry of mediocrity…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
For the Love of PeyoteThe fog parted just enough, and I could see the thinnest sliver of moon hang right over the edge of the mountain, setting about the same…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
Paris, Texas, and the Frontier of HeartbreakSome years ago, I roared off in the middle of the night, driving the thousand miles from Los Angeles to Aspen in order to catch the ballet…Aug 7, 2020Aug 7, 2020
George Floyd: Bringing The War HomeAll I know is first you’ve got to get mad. You’ve got to say, “I’m a human being, goddammit. My life has value.” So I want you to get up…Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020
