“Let’s put the cult in culture.” Thus raps Sadistik on his latest album, tapping into an aesthetic of wondrous self-deprecation endowed by the artist’s sincerity. “I put… Read more “Putting the Cult in Culture (10/26/17)”
Pride in Identity (9/23/17)
Pride – when one derives self-respect from something. I am proud of my writings. I am proud of my chess. I am proud of the way I… Read more “Pride in Identity (9/23/17)”
The Left, the Myth, the Legend (8/28/17)
In an era where Internet socialists throw around “sectarian” at the slightest mention of Stalinism and self-proclaimed anarchists clamber for “left unity,” I think it’s important to… Read more “The Left, the Myth, the Legend (8/28/17)”
The Abolition of Whiteness: An Irish-American Anarchist Perspective (8/22/17)
I have spent much time this year attempting to reconnect with my Irish ethnicity and to foster a re-discovered sense of Irishness. Many of the internal struggles… Read more “The Abolition of Whiteness: An Irish-American Anarchist Perspective (8/22/17)”
Disability, Freedom, and Rebellion (8/2/17)
Among anarchists who are not merely socialists with a preference for democracy, who instead draw individualist inspiration from the libertarian likes of Friedrich Nietzsche and Max Stirner,… Read more “Disability, Freedom, and Rebellion (8/2/17)”
Tiocfaidh ár lá
Veni Vidi Vici, a downward spiral. Hanging from Anglophilic word for an Anglophilic Lord, keeled o’er anglicized (scorched) earth. whispering O’Neill, Clonmel. bellowing.. Cromwell… A quarter dead:… Read more “Tiocfaidh ár lá”
The Saint Patrick’s Battalion (7/3/17)
In the year 1846 began a conflict often referred to as the Mexican-American War. The United States, in pursuit of land, power, and an odd sense of… Read more “The Saint Patrick’s Battalion (7/3/17)”
au·tism: a word (6/7/17)
[some terms and definitions for the neurodiversity language used in this post can be found here] The word ‘autism’ is generally pronounced, au-tism, as indicated by the… Read more “au·tism: a word (6/7/17)”
Verbal Inadequacy (5/30/17)
Many of you have heard me speak. Some of you may have felt that I sounded articulate, intelligent, smart, clever, sharp, and perhaps even witty. But I… Read more “Verbal Inadequacy (5/30/17)”
The Left Needs Accessibility (4/7/17)
The left needs accessibility. We are using terms no one understands, creating atmospheres that are off-putting to various marginalized identities, and creating an over-zealous call-out culture that… Read more “The Left Needs Accessibility (4/7/17)”