So, you may not know this since I mostly post politics, but I’m a gamer every now and then when I’m not dissertation writing or raising a daughter. This means I haven’t picked up a controller in almost 18 months (though I’m hoping to finish Dragon Age 2 by the end of this year. Xbox…
Author: tsrblke
Fine @aceofspadesHQ You Want To Know Why I’m Not Talking About San Jose?
do you? I seem to notice a lot of people don't. @tsrblke — The Reaping Phase (@AceofSpadesHQ) June 7, 2016 Ace seems to take issue with the fact that that I’m not breathlessly talking about the mess in San Jose. Perhaps a fair criticism. I lamented on twitter (where I go when I lack the…
Is the “Trump Train” Really Like a Trolley?
I have, shamelessly self-promoted, and now back to our regularly scheduled politics post. I made a comment over at Ace’s place, as well as one here noting that the Trump v. Hillary situation is basically a real life version of the “Trolley Problem” So now let’s put my “bastard subfield of philosophy” training to use and…
Shameless self Promotion post
I promise I won’t do this again, mostly because CBD is probably going to take away my posting privileges after this. But for Father’s Day I entered a “Dad-Kid [daughter in my case] lookalike contest.” As is most of these types of things it’s all about social media ground game. Kinda like every election before…
Dear @HillaryClinton I Benefited From The Housing Slide
And I’m not afraid to say it. I’ve made it quite clear here that I’m beyond “not a fan of Trump” Really beyond not a fan. Publically, I won’t vote for him. (Whether that breaks down in the privacy of the voting booth because #NeverHillary I can’t and won’t say.) I’m largely to the point now…
Tenure and the Illusion of Freedom
I’ve had an on again, off again back and forth with Chad Pecknold on twitter about the value of tenure. Twitter is a hard medium to engage in any rigorous discussion, so I figured I’d put down a longer form version of my thoughts on the topic of tenure and it’s relevance today. Just to…
Caveat (Donor) Emptor
CNN ran a story last night about scam PACs siphoning money off people. This isn’t exactly new with Politico reporting more of less the same thing over a year ago. And this is all aside from the normal SuperPACs that just burn through money to pay fancy consultants with little actual results. Politics is the opposite of…
Won’t Someone Think Of The Children?
No, really. First off, sorry for the absence, end of semester wrap up. But there’s something I have to say. The NC bathroom law has dredged up a broader discussion, nay a push for acceptance of transgenderism. I’ve written before that it may be a postmodern bridge too far for many people. As I noted…
A Tale of Two Quotes and a Path Forward
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard –H.L. Mencken A crucial turning point in that earlier history (of the late Roman Empire) occurred when men and women of good will turned aside from the task of shoring up the Roman imperium and ceased…
6 Years Ago and applicability today
@adamsbaldwin Why the big deal about "party division" for the R's. Primaries (re)shape parties, it's what their supposed to do. — tsrblke (@tsrblke) September 15, 2010 I said this nearly 6 years ago. And for all that’s happened I’d still believe it. Primaries do shape parties, and this primary has shaped the GOP in ways…