Category Archives: Politics

My Thoughts on Ukraine, in No Uncertain Terms

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Rawle Nyanzi

I 100% support Ukraine in its fight with Russia. Spare me your talk of Maidan, or NATO, or the US State Department, or whatever bee you have in your bonnet. The minute those tanks rolled in, this stopped being abstract … Continue reading →

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It’s Not About Government

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Rawle Nyanzi

Friend of the blog Alexander Hellene thought about what form of government would be able to create the sort of society seen in Star Trek. He concludes that liberal democracy cannot do so, but a more hierarchical system can. But … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Proposition Nations

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Rawle Nyanzi

The United States of America is not a nation of bloodlines, the common refrain goes. Brave patriots founded it on an idea — the idea of individual liberty, of shaping your own destiny, of leaving behind the dead weight of … Continue reading →

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Hard Questions for Libertarians

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Rawle Nyanzi

Libertarians have a pretty sweet political platform: freedom. No nannying regulators telling you that you can’t open a store without a million permits. No licensing regimes meant to protect established businesses. No SWAT teams bursting into people’s homes and shooting … Continue reading →

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Pokemon’s Pro-Gun Viewpoint

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Rawle Nyanzi

Pokemon — those creatures that wow with their amazing powers and easy collectibility — show no signs of stopping. As long as the little critters pull in cash for Nintendo, there will always be more, and it will be impossible … Continue reading →

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Captive Audience of Social Justice

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Rawle Nyanzi

By now, everyone has noticed the march of social justice types through various geek media; no longer content with film, television, and publishing, they have invaded comics, video games, and tabletop games, to scrub it clean of “problematic” content. If … Continue reading →

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Is Modern America an Authoritarian State?

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Rawle Nyanzi

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And … Continue reading →

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