So this thing has been going around social media for the last couple of days: “If all the people who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote "Me too" as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.” My feed was filled with “me too” status updates. I get…
Partisan Football League
I don’t really watch football, but it’s impossible to be on social media or read the news without being aware of what happened yesterday. Numerous teams and players, including the entirety of the Seattle Seahawks chose to stay in the locker room, sit, or kneel during the National Anthem. It’s not the first time. It…
Make a Fashion Statement, not a Political Statement
You guys, fashion week month started yesterday! I know what you’re thinking: this is a political blog, not a fashion blog. What does fashion have to do with politics? While I certainly wish that the two were completely unrelated, unfortunately, like pretty much everything else in American life, fashion has become politicized. Last February, after…
Is Country Music Too Happy?
In “Three Chords and a MAGA Hat,” Emile Doak writes for the American Conservative that the changes in country music can explain some of the rise of Trump in Middle America. He’s got some good points. He’s right that Sam Hunt’s record-breaking “Body Like a Back Road” is terrible, almost as bad as last year’s…
What Craigslist Taught Me About America
On Monday I posted a number of things for sale on Craigslist and OfferUp. I rarely sell things online. I tend to just take them to the thrift store, or take nicer clothes, to the consignment shop. A couple of weeks ago my roommate moved out. She had a bunch of things of some value…
Strong Women?
News over the past couple of weeks has caused me to ask the question: Why do feminists think women are so weak and stupid? First, King County becomes the latest jurisdiction to require pro-life health centers to post in 48-pt. font in ten languages signs at all their health clinics, as well as in ten…
Veep: Accidentally Anti-Feminist?
(This post contains spoilers from the most recent episode of Veep.) HBO’s smash hit Veep returned on the 16th. The Award-winning hit comedy is in its sixth season making viewers laugh at the often-absurd world of politics. The show stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus (initially) as Vice President Selena Meyer, hating her role and striving to become…
Minimalism: The New Millennial Religion
I recently watched a documentary on Netflix called Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things. I had heard a lot of good things about it, and so decided to check it out. Minimalism comes on the heels of numerous best-selling books on the subject (including books by the creators and subjects of the documentary). I’ve…
Diversity Is Not Our Strength
Representative Steve King is under fire for this tweet: “Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies.” Both Republicans and Democrats were quick to attack him for the statement, calling it racist and un-American. In opposition to his tweet, many trotted out the old line,…
Beauty and the Priest
News broke today that Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast will feature LeFou’s character as “struggling with his sexuality” and having “an exclusively gay moment.” Well color me shocked! Yet another well-loved character undergoing a sexuality change for the sake of the cultural revolution. ABC (owned by Disney) did something similar on their…
Thinking In Seattle 