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  • Understanding On Tyranny: Lesson 2’s Call to Defend Institutions

    Lesson 2 in On Tyranny takes us to “Defend Institutions.” It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. They needour help as well. Do not speak of “our institutions” unless youmake them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions do notprotect themselves. They fall one after the other unless each isdefended from the beginning.…

  • Understanding On Tyranny: Lesson 1 and Authoritarianism

    In my last post, I started discussing the author and the book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century and discussed that I would be going into further detail on the lessons found in the book. With the “switching sides” of various “left-wing” media companies and their pundits, I figured this would be the…

  • I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

    Content Warning: Discussion of disordered eating (Anorexia, Bulimia), abusive parenting, calorie restriction, dubious consent, and other sensitive topics are discussed in this post. If these are not conducive to your mental health, please click away.  If you grew up in the mid-2000s or had access to Nickelodeon between 2007 and 2012, you may remember the…