The scenario is this: Aliens are real, they are present, and they are pissed. I have been chosen, via a randomized lottery too complex for my puny ape brain to comprehend, as […]
The Best Song Ever Written
“On Tin Whistles and Failure” By Carrick McDonald
I didn’t know much about my great-grandfather, my namesake. Still don’t, in fact. Growing up, I was told he hailed from Ireland. The promise of America lured him over. Before he left, […]
“Why Trump Lies” By Tobias Stone
Many people, mostly those outside of Trump’s supporter community, are both appalled and baffled by his lies (see stats on this here). How can a President — even one like Trump — […]
They’ve Got A Bomb (and They Can’t Wait to Try It Out)
What have we learned in the last fifteen years? Our perennially American lust for blood after the 9/11 attacks led us to an unpopular war in Afghanistan and an exponentially disastrous war […]
“If Trump is Impeached, it Might Be the End of America” by Issac Simpson
It’s hard to overstate just how many Trump supporters there are, how many have lost faith in the system, and how many have become reactively charged against it. The heavily pro-Trump subreddit […]
Donald Trump: Up in Smoke
Though President Trump has made suspense an early trademark of his presidency, on occasion it would be nice to know what he actually thinks. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s recent comments […]
Is There Anybody Out There?
I feel confident in saying that evidence of life beyond our planet would render most of our cultural, historical, and religious conclusions moot. Contact with extraterrestrials could become the single most important […]
“The Perils of Modern Dating” By Michael D. Selvia
For those of us single people out there who frequently date, there is a considerable amount of frustrations that come with our current state of pursuing love in the age of ‘like’. […]
“The Beatles remastered: A Hard Day’s Night” Carrick McDonald
The first chord of “A Hard Day’s Night” has more vitality than anything from The Beatles’ first two albums. If that’s not enough, the song also introduces a couple of recurring tropes […]
Trump Inherits Obama’s Drone War
I think there’s a lot wrong with the Navy SEAL raid in Yemen, but let’s look at the facts: the object of the raid was not meant to be a firefight but […]
