Month: July 2014
“Winning the internet” and how to resent much of the new online universe
Imagine if I’d elected as the tagline for this post: “If you don’t read this you’re probably wasting your life.” You’d likely think I was being an overdramatic jerk, but you might click on it...
Reflections after one year of writing on the internet
This week marks my blog’s one-year anniversary! After you’ve done anything for a year, you learn a thing or two about the right ways and the wrong ways of going about it. Before anything, I...
It’s not anti-semitic to oppose Israel’s bombardment of Gaza
In the last few days, more than 100 Palestinians – half of whom were women and children – have been killed by Israeli bombs. Eight hundred have been injured. Thousands of homes – homes! where...
Not getting blind drunk doesn’t make you boring
Every year lists come out comparing American institutes of higher learning. Schools are judged on every possible level: test scores, cafeteria quality, standard of living, graduation rate, availability of professors, athletic programs, and a bunch...
Thoughts from My Mid-20s
I turned 25 last week. I’m neither thrilled nor disappointed. After 20, birthdays just sort of are. I don’t feel old at all, but I don’t feel especially young anymore either. It’s the feeling of...
Two sides to SCOTUS’s Hobby Lobby decision
Oh what a wonderland Facebook becomes in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision! There have been a lot of angry reactions (and a few elated ones) to the Court’s 5-4 decision overruling the government...