The Ceremony as Mirror

I have made jokes before about TЯump's fake masculinity: the makeup, the shoe-lift rumors, the girdle and Spanx jokes, the whole costume of dominance wrapped around one of the neediest public men in American life.

What Actually Carries Forward

There’s a familiar complaint in classrooms: “We’re never going to use this.” At the level of content, that objection is often correct. Most students will not carry specific formulas or niche facts into their adult lives in any direct way. This is often true in physics and chemistry, my subjects. But the mistake is in stopping the analysis there.

“It’s Much Easier to Act Presidential…”

“…Than what we’re doing here tonight”:

The Triple Threat of Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels impose a threefold tax on civilization: they destabilize the climate, empower geopolitical coercion, and corrode democracy—while a green transition offers the only credible path to resilience, sovereignty, and long-term national strength.

Bowling Alone, Scrolling Together

I’ve had a front-row seat to something I don’t think we fully understand yet.

Scandal, Shock, and the Rush to War

I really believe Trump is wagging the dog with Iran to distract from Epstein.

Lessons of War

It is worth stating something plainly because people often assume political views appear fully formed. They rarely do. Mine certainly didn’t.