Federal Agents' Intent and Willingness to Kill
Questioning why lethal force remains the default response for American law enforcement in situations that shouldn't require it.
Blog
Miscellaneous thoughts, notes, and musings that don't fit elsewhere.
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Trying (and Failing) to Talk - Lessons Learned
Attempting to bridge a decade of silence with a Trump-supporting friend, and what I learned from the effort.
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A Critique of Ben Shapiro's Vision - Lions vs. Scavengers
A critique of Ben Shapiro's political framework distinguishing 'lions' (builders) from 'scavengers' (those driven by grievance), examining its inconsistencies and weaponization of personal responsibility.
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When Masculinity Gets Fragile: A Real-Time Case Study
Documenting a Twitter exchange that demonstrates textbook fragile masculinity, with an experiment in AI-assisted argumentation.
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We Need to Talk
Reflections on Ezra Klein's call for political dialogue across the divide in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination.
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American Evil - Part Two
Eight years later, reflecting on how endemic bullshit and propaganda enabled Trump's return to power.
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On Being 50, Almost Dying, and What It Means To Live
Reflections on my 50th birthday, a near-death experience in Paris, and what truly matters when measuring a life.
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American Evil
An examination of the profound moral failure underlying Trump's 2016 election and the various rationalizations that enabled it.
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The Greatest Trick The Devil Ever Pulled
Using the Devil as a metaphor to understand how evil operates through deception, propaganda, and playing on our worst impulses.
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On Fighting
Lessons from fencing and martial arts on what real fighting requires—discipline, tactics, and intelligence over bluster and aggression.
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The intimate embrace of failure
Learning to embrace failure as a necessary part of growth, from double-unders at CrossFit to securing research funding.
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An Athletic Rebirth
How discovering CrossFit after a serious knee injury transformed my relationship with fitness and what it means to be an athlete.
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The Harry Potter School of Heroism
Why Harry Potter offers a better model of heroism than Batman—confronting evil with decency rather than becoming the monster you fight.
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The Barbarism of Fear
Exploring the psychology of weapons, the intention to kill, and heroism in the aftermath of mass shootings.
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The eyes on the wire
Two strangers stop to rescue a crow trapped on a wire fence, sharing a moment of spontaneous cooperation and connection.
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Walled Gardens
A painful experience at a yoga studio reveals how the pursuit of serenity can become its own form of cruelty.
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Love, Sex toys and Gucci couture
How objectification poisons dating culture, turning people into accessories rather than seeing them as human beings.
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Riding the bus with the Rose King
A chance encounter at a bus stop with a stranger bearing roses sparks a moment of unexpected poetry.
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What is a life worth?
Contemplating how we measure the value of a life beyond dollars, inspired by Margin Call and the work we leave behind.
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'Tink'
A story of unrequited love for a stage combat actress, and the moment of self-compassion that finally set me free.
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All R.A.F.
A tribute to my grandfather, a Battle of Britain Hurricane pilot whose quiet grace and RAF dignity shaped our family.
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A Surreal Encounter Over Real Food
A jarring dinner scene where a homeless man's quiet dignity contrasts with a couple's oblivious chatter about spirituality.