Packing an Evac-Bag and Avoiding Weather Balloons
You don't actually need to avoid weather balloons. I have a strong suspicion that the media and government
The East Palestine Train Derailment, Infrastructure, and Sacrifice Zones
On February 3rd, a 150-car train passing through East Palestine, Ohio, derailed. Many of those cars were carrying hazardous materials,
Radical Centrism and the Demolition of Democracy
Given the news–all of it, all the time, anymore–and the general malaise with which the country seems afflicted
The Killing of a Forest Defender and the 1st Amendment
On January 18th, an activist who went by Tortuguita was shot and killed by Georgia State Police. Tortuguita, or Tort,
Conflict Prediction, Immigration, and Eco-Nationalism
The Council on Foreign Relations released an annual survey recently which delineates potential international conflicts and hotspots. It's
Climate Realism, El Niño, and Overshoot
There was an article on Wired a few weeks ago that sounded the alarm about El Niño re: our current
The Hard Things Go Last
I'm afraid I can't remember where I heard this put so pithily as the title, but
Fascists in Columbus, Attacks in North Carolina
This past Saturday, a drag show to be hosted at a Unitarian church in Columbus, Ohio, was canceled due to
The Club Q Shooting and a Dangerous Shift
It was probably a bad idea to suggest we might get away without another letter through the holidays. This will
Constitutional Sheriffs and Police Election Interference
The election season may be over, but that doesn't change the relevance of the increasing frequency with which