Democratic Playbook: Ken Martin, Gurl, You Can Go!
Ken Martin says he "just doesn't care." After his Pod Save America interview and the buried after-action report, neither do we. Gurl, you can go.
Articles for category: Politics
February 23, 2026
Why I Unsubscribed from Andrew Sullivan’s *The Weekly Dish*
Andrew Sullivan gets a few things right: public support for trans freedom has narrowed, and winning elections matters. But when you strip away his reasonable concessions, what remains is not political argument — it is projection. This post applies John Rawls's concept of public reason to Sullivan's anti-trans screeds and finds them wanting. Sullivan's fantasy of gay kids being forced to transition by evil doctors is not a basis for public policy. It is a private obsession dressed up as political commentary. And the real world keeps telling him so.
October 2, 2025
You probably think this algorithm is about you. It’s not.
No because the algorithm isn't about you?! You won’t go viral talking to yourself, but you will feel miserable again. That's good news.
September 15, 2025
Free Speech, Free Reign: The Pious Speech of Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan insists that speech is never violent. He's wrong. Every democracy acknowledges a link between speech and violent conduct.
September 11, 2025
The Politics of Unity
There's no escaping the pull of unity. We are born out of its exclusions. But unity’s regulatory power is not entirely within its direction.
September 11, 2025
The Murder of Charlie Kirk
If you encourage cruelty, why are you surprised when you receive it? If you live by the sword, why is it surprising when you die by it, too?
September 7, 2025
Excitable Truth? On Speaking the Truth in Love
What does speaking the truth in love mean? It means sharing truth with a sense of irony. Truth is just not that serious. Truth is (un)serious.
What is life due?
Collective life requires us to pay attention. Yet, we seem to "know" that life is not always worth its due. Traction feels good.
May 15, 2025
The Entangled Society
The entangled society is not the society of no! or yes we can!--it is the society of see what happens when you (are) stop(ped) and you play.
April 29, 2025
Gender Politics & the Indoctrination of Boys
Democrats fight to secure and defend a boy's right to become a man who desires like a woman/mother. That's the maternal politics we need.
