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I find it rather disheartening that in 2011, a man with the talent, wit and philosophical depth of Christopher Hitchens passed away and the facet of his live that so many have chosen to focus on is his outspoken atheism. Yes, … Continue reading →

Crowded again this morning. Always when it’s cold, so many people just need a shelter for a moment, even if it moves, even if they kick you off when it gets to the end of the line. A man with … Continue reading →

He was a sniper before, in the war before this. In the war that, for all its chaos and meaninglessness, still made more sense than this. On the rooftop now, a breeze blew and it kicked up the scent of … Continue reading →

One of my favorite tweeps, Rob Delaney, recently posted a story for Vice Magazine where he walked down memory lane and told his readers why he thought each presidential candidate he’d ever voted for was worth his ballot. While Rob … Continue reading →

It’s written all over their faces when you say it. They think you’re selfish. For wanting to keep your disposable income, your firm stomach, your next 18 years to yourself. They think you will never really be a fully-realized adult, … Continue reading →

For about the second month since having to pay out-of-pocket for a sizable car repair, I am again living paycheck-to-paycheck. And not even in a “whew, that was close!” kind of way, but in a , “Welp, I just got … Continue reading →

The Fourth of July always kind of gives me an odd, mixed feeling. Actually, perhaps it is not too odd, I’ve had mixed feelings about nearly every holiday ever since I really began to grasp critical thinking. Christmas got weird … Continue reading →

I am officially an enrolled college student. For reals. I spent much of my immediate post-graduate, early-20s denouncing graduate school. It felt like further deferral of life, of the adulthood I so desperately desired to begin. And yet, it has … Continue reading →

If this sounds like an introduction I’d use at a self-help group, I guess it makes sense. Because when I bring up aetheism among certain crowds, there are people who treat it like a problem one must rehabilitate from. Like … Continue reading →

Dear people who would like to defund family planning and sexual health, What do you really want? Do you want to cut spending? Because this is a pretty OCD way to chip away at spending. Planned Parenthood and family planning … Continue reading →