by aaron | Jun 9, 2017 | Essays
“The president’s new at this. He’s new to government, and so he probably wasn’t steeped in the long-running protocols that establish the relationships between [the Justice Department], FBI and White House. He’s just new to this.” This was Paul Ryan’s...
by aaron | May 9, 2017 | Essays
After last week’s passage of the American Healthcare Act I wrote a piece about the suicide of Paul Ryan’s conscience. Lest I be seen as overly partisan, I’d like to follow up with a few thoughts about Democrats, who, immediately after...
by aaron | Feb 7, 2017 | Essays
Many Americans are having difficulty understanding the executive orders of our new President. We’ve created a simple, fun and easy way to comprehend the President’s true meanings. What you’ll need: 1: Scissors 2: Hat, 3:...
by aaron | Jan 15, 2017 | Essays, reviews
2016 was a rough year for cultural figures. No, I’m not talking about the 17 (yikes) Republican Presidential candidates, each of whom was in fact quite good for culture, though beyond writing SNL-styled spoofs they had the nerve to call their...
by aaron | Jan 10, 2017 | Essays
Let’s wrap up this little essay extravaganza on 2016 with a few concluding thoughts. I know I’ve likely sounded like a shit-spraying sour-puss this past week: sometimes that’s just how it goes. It’s been a lot of words, and to those...
by aaron | Jan 5, 2017 | Essays
(This essay is part of an ongoing series looking back at 2016. You can read the others in this series here.) I’d like to take a moment and talk about, and ultimately to, Evangelical Christians. I grew up more-or-less one of these...