Published inRemaindersYour call is valuable* to usThe customer service call center is the curse of the consuming class. Since we have alienated laborers from any sense of responsibility…2d ago2d ago
Published inRemaindersTikTok, national security, censorship, and the modern orphan of privacyTikTok has been banned in the United States. Maybe. Sort of. But not really. Supposedly, the ban, called the Protect Americans from Foreign…Jan 20Jan 20
Published inRemaindersThe business of Star TrekIn The Next Generation film, First Contact, Captain Picard tells Lily Sloane, a woman of the twenty-first century, that “The economics of…Jan 13Jan 13
Published inRemaindersHomo narratorWe call ourselves Homo sapiens — Humans, the wise edition — despite abundant evidence that calls the accuracy of this title into question…Jan 6Jan 6
Published inRemaindersBasic research or willful ignorance: the politics of learningWith Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy combing through the federal budget for a means to afford more tax cuts for the wealthy, Republicans are…Dec 23, 2024Dec 23, 2024
Published inRemaindersLiterary menDavid Morris is worried about what he perceives as the disappearance of literary men. In an essay written for the New York Times, he…Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024
Published inInsufficient FaithWhere two or three are gathered togetherIn the eighteenth chapter of Matthew, Jesus tells his disciples that where two or three gather in his name, he will also be present. Having…Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024
Published inRemaindersBuddhas in Space!Captain Valiant and his crew of the Earth Starship Middle Class Morality land on an alien planet. We know that the planet is not Earth…Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 2024