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A Tale of Two Cities: Washington DC in Reality vs. Politics

The city is nicer than ever, despite what Trump says.

Sep 4

A Tale of Two Cities: Washington DC in Reality vs. Politics

Sep 4

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It’s Time To Kill the Face Eating Leopard

The leopards want us to revel in their face eating because it keeps us divided.

Jul 3

It’s Time To Kill the Face Eating Leopard

Jul 3

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Why Free Speech?

Progress halts in its tracks without it.

Jul 2

Why Free Speech?

Jul 2

We Still Enjoy Seeing Movies in the Theatre

Despite the enshittification of the experience, the core product remains fun

Jun 5

We Still Enjoy Seeing Movies in the Theatre

Jun 5

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

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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

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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

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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

Alex Ashton

Alex Ashton

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

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