Splice Today – The Writing Expedition

The New Puritanism Isn’t Without Precedent

Read my latest on Splice Today: https://www.splicetoday.com/on-campus/the-new-puritanism-isn-t-without-precedent

Convicting Kyle Rittenhouse Shouldn’t Be Easy

Read my latest on Splice Today: https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/convicting-kyle-rittenhouse-shouldn-t-be-easy

Biden’s Obsession with Optics

My latest on Splice Today: https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/biden-s-obsession-with-optics.

Costumes of the Moment

My latest on Splice Today. Read it here: https://www.splicetoday.com/writing/costumes-of-the-moment.

Politics Can Be Civil in Spite of the Media

My latest on Splice Today. Read it here: https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/politics-can-be-civil-in-spite-of-the-media

The Illusion of American Deterioration

The United States is still pretty great. Read about it on Splice Today: https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-illusion-of-american-deterioration.

Watching Political Conventions is Like Worshiping the Dead

Read my latest in Splice Today: https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/watching-political-conventions-is-like-worshiping-the-dead

Compulsory Education Might Be a Necessary Evil

I want to believe in the system, its language and agency, even as I distrust it. Read it here: https://www.splicetoday.com/writing/compulsory-education-might-be-a-necessary-evil

Garlic and Bitters—A Review of The Old Guard on Splice Today

The Old Guard is a vampire cliché without the fangs. Read about it here: splicetoday.com/pop-culture/garlic-and-bitters.

How Real Are the Culture Wars?

In Splice Today, I wonder about the meaning of Trump’s Mt. Rushmore address. Read it here: https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/how-real-are-the-culture-wars.