Archive - Flotsam and Jetsam

Progressives Need Good Managers, Not Idea People

I am worried about Zohran Mamdani.

May 27

March 2025

Kill All the Lawyers

We all know Dick the Butcher’s quote from Henry VI: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” We all know what he means by this: the fair and…

Mar 28

February 2025

Songs for the New Regime

Where is the Trump-era Protest Music?

Feb 19

Optimism and Tyranny

Things Are Really Bad

Feb 1

December 2024

Ten Books from 2024

To close out 2024, here are ten books I’ve read since January and a paragraph on each.

Dec 12, 2024

In Praise of the Dad Joke

Dad Jokes Teach Us Healthy Masculinity

Dec 4, 2024

November 2024

Some Thoughts on the Election

It’s been a little more than a week since, well, you know, and after taking some time to wander in the desert (Death Valley is stunning this time of…

Nov 15, 2024

August 2024

Prostitution in Other Contexts

There’s a tension in the way the left thinks about heterosexual sex. The more libertarian position advocates sexual liberation and holds that the only…

Aug 24, 2024

July 2024

The Tears of the World

Human Well-Being Is a Positive Sum Game

Jul 11, 2024

March 2024

T.V. Review: True Detective: Night Country

Please Don’t Miscast Jodie Foster

Mar 27, 2024

December 2023

Ten Books from 2023

To close out the year, here are ten books I’ve read since January and a paragraph on each. These are mostly spoiler-free, but read on at your own risk.

Dec 21, 2023

November 2023

Gaza and the American Left

On Growing Apart from Your Allies

Nov 10, 2023

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