Mr. Chris Goes to Cleveland – Pt II: The Doctor
So while enjoying my holiday respite in Cleveland I spent a fair bit of time watching other people’s TV watching habits. During one of those days, my Cleveland suburban friends’ son was watching...
Mr. Chris Goes to Cleveland – Pt I: Skylanders
Thus begins the chronicle of my monumental journey throughout the midwest over this recent winter/holiday break. To begin our journey, let me tell you about a far off place called the Dragon Realms,...
Exploding the Myth of American Exceptionalism
While it’s not a surprise to many of us, the latest international health study confirms what many of us have been saying for a long time–the only thing exceptional about American today is...
Pointing Barrels, Pointing Fingers
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” Never one to shy away from a fight, especially one about guns in America, the...
The Resignation of Scientific Capitalism
Last month I had the chance to write a response piece for the IRCPL, where a friend happens to work, about a public talk given by Wallack Broecker at Columbia. The published piece...
The Abnormal is the New Anthropocene Climate Norm
“The danger signs are all around.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon While we really don’t need UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to tell us how f’d the planet and all of us are, it’s somewhat...
