Wretched Virtue
[Poem]
Where do we get when a society no longer rewards virtue and restraint? Resentment and bitterness, probably. Written in December 2025.
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On Brooding
[Poem] Remember to brood every once in a while. On Brooding.pdfGoogle Docs
Laughter of the Damned
[Fiction] [Short story] [Absurdist sword & sorcery] Blagg the Jester amuses himself when he is sent to hell by a spiteful sorcerer. IN REVIEW AT SWORD & SORCERY MAGAZINE
The four systems of governance
[On Power] The 20th century has spawned a monopoly on governance. With its powerhouse economy, cultural institutions, and unrivaled military, the U.S. has managed to completely dominate the world for a century. The U.S. victory of WWI and WWII has allowed them to "export democracy" to
Reviving republicanism
[On Power] With the advent of Trump, the United States has seen something of a renaissance in political thought, particularly on the right. For the first time since World War II, the neo-liberal and neo-conservative monopoly yielded to a surge of nationalism and populism. Political thinkers from the nationalist pre-WWII