Alex Ashton – Medium

Alex Ashton

President Biden Should Pardon the January 6th Insurrectionists

Hear me out: in doing so, he would deny Trump the satisfaction.

Dec 9, 2024

President Biden Should Pardon the January 6th Insurrectionists

Dec 9, 2024

Published in
The Missing Middle

Public and Self-Defense or Manslaughter? The Daniel Penny Case.

Unless you’ve experienced an erratic, violent individual on a moving subway train or bus, you can’t possibly imagine the fear.

Dec 6, 2024

Public and Self-Defense or Manslaughter? The Daniel Penny Case.

Dec 6, 2024

Published in
The Missing Middle

Can the New Woke be the Rejection of Extremes on the Left and the Right?

Let’s resolve to reject extremes and work together to seek the trut

Oct 25, 2024

Can the New Woke be the Rejection of Extremes on the Left and the Right?

Oct 25, 2024

Millennials: The Internet, Middle Age, and Death

When the early adopters get older and start losing internet friends.

Sep 16, 2024

Millennials: The Internet, Middle Age, and Death

Sep 16, 2024

Published in
The Missing Middle

Maybe We Do Need To Have a National Conversation About Weirdness

Weirdness is inherently good, but should be called out for reasonable discussion when it goes too far into politics.

Aug 2, 2024

Maybe We Do Need To Have a National Conversation About Weirdness

Aug 2, 2024

Would a Church Survive the Scandals in The Righteous Gemstones?

A review of the many scandals weathered by the fictional megachurch.

May 28, 2024

Would a Church Survive the Scandals in The Righteous Gemstones?

May 28, 2024

Published in
The Missing Middle

Making Sense of The (Supposed) Trump Economic Agenda

Did the left finally break the right on economic policy? Or is this more smoke and mirrors?

May 25, 2024

Making Sense of The (Supposed) Trump Economic Agenda

May 25, 2024

Published in
The Missing Middle

Americans are More Complex Than Our Political Choices: Marijuana

Yet another way Americans buck the Republican/Democrat, left/right divide.

Feb 28, 2024

Americans are More Complex Than Our Political Choices: Marijuana

Feb 28, 2024

Published in
The Missing Middle

Americans Are More Complex Than Our Political Choices: Immigration

Yet another way Americans buck the Republican/Democrat, left/right divide on important issues.

Feb 25, 2024

Americans Are More Complex Than Our Political Choices: Immigration

Feb 25, 2024

Published in
The Missing Middle

Americans Are More Complex Than Our Political Choices: Abortion Rights

Another way Americans buck the Republican/Democrat, left/right divide on social issues.

Feb 20, 2024

Americans Are More Complex Than Our Political Choices: Abortion Rights

Feb 20, 2024

The Five People You Meet at the Gym

A guide for those joining us in the new year. Welcome!

Jan 17, 2024

The Five People You Meet at the Gym

Jan 17, 2024

The Truth Behind Running a Niche Blog

It’s both hopeful and depressing. Here’s why.

Jan 2, 2024

The Truth Behind Running a Niche Blog

Jan 2, 2024

Published in
The Missing Middle

What We’re Reading Across Medium This Week

A collection of stories that offer varying perspectives from the missing middle.

Aug 26, 2023

What We’re Reading Across Medium This Week

Aug 26, 2023

Here’s Why I’m Giving Oliver Anthony a Chance

Aug 22, 2023

Silhouette of a man holding out his arms, one of which is holding an acoustic guitar against a sunset.

Aug 22, 2023

Published in
The Missing Middle

Yes In My Back Yard: Fighting Back Against Housing Inflation

The anti-NIMBY movement unites political factions in the name of bringing down housing costs.

Aug 21, 2023

Red, silver, blue, and green row houses in an American city

Aug 21, 2023

Published in
The Missing Middle

Why I Don’t Judge Welfare Recipients

Most of us are one life event away from being eligible for welfare and don’t understand how it works.

Aug 18, 2023

Man and a woman shopping in a grocery store looking at fresh vegetables

Aug 18, 2023

Published in
The Missing Middle

Introducing: The Missing Middle

A publication to boost the voice of the missing moderate, independent middle class.

Aug 17, 2023

Text: The Missing Middle

Aug 17, 2023

Published in
The Missing Middle

Americans Sharply Disagree on This Question About Guns

This disagreement may be a large part of why gun control often fails.

Aug 16, 2023

Americans Sharply Disagree on This Question About Guns

Aug 16, 2023

Published in
The Missing Middle

Where Americans Agree on Gun Control

And the wildcards and court decisions that hamstring execution.

Aug 15, 2023

Where Americans Agree on Gun Control

Aug 15, 2023

Published in
The Missing Middle

The Tyranny of the Gerontocracy?

An examination of the elders who represent us and whether or not the gerontocracy is a real problem.

Aug 14, 2023

The Tyranny of the Gerontocracy?

Aug 14, 2023

Alex Ashton

Alex Ashton

History, culture, family, religion, data, and technology from a center-left, civil libertarian, middle-class perspective. Publisher: The Missing Middle.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams