On Medium: Nature’s Monstrousness and the Manosphere

Read on about whether conservative men scapegoat women for being more “natural.”

On Medium: Commercialized Nerddom at Fan Conventions

Here's a personal report on the commercialized nerddom at Fan Expo Canada.

On Medium: New Atheism and the Herd of WALL-E Slobs

Read on about how the New Atheist’s Trojan horse carried scientism and consumerism.

On Medium: Ryan Holiday is a Sophist, not a Stoic

Read on about how the crucial difference between ancient and modern enlightenment explains the ruse of Ryan Holiday's promotion of self-help Stoicism.

On Medium: Which is Worse for Artists, AI or Capitalism?

Read on for a dialogue on AI, capitalism, and the late-modern artistic struggle.

On Medium: Odysseus Got Lost in Christianity

Here's an article about some insights about Christianity gained from a semi-epic struggle in a movie theater.

On Medium: The Mystery of Ted Lasso’s Optimism

Read on about the type of world that could produce a secular Ned Flanders.

On Medium: Love is a Refuge from the Degradations of Public Life

Read on about why we prefer romantic intimacy to civility.

On Medium: Can Digital Content Still be Precious?

Read on about the “remixes” of my first album that are out on YouTube.

On Medium: Tracing the Alienation of the Rich and the Poor

Here's an article about the social dynamics of the billionaire’s partial enlightenment, and what the rich have in common with the poor.

On Medium: Algos in the Cave

Read on about my first music album, "Algos in the Cave," which is now out on YouTube.

On Medium: Where is Trump’s Impact on the Self-Help Industry?

Read on about whether we should all be striving to be supervillains now.

On Medium: Homeowners Conquer Nature by Mowing the Lawn

Here's an article about the face-saving rationales we use for infantile chores, like mowing the lawn.

On Medium: Fake Experts’ Appraisals of Art

Here's an article about phony lists of the best art, and how real experts’ criteria for excellence can’t be gamed.

On Medium: Consumers Are Too Childish to Rule Over Nature

Here's an article about the re-enchantment of our digital environments and the inversion of Gnostic longing.

On Medium: Who Best Represents Humanity, Winners or Losers?

Here's an article about the clash between the well-adjusted and alienated perspectives on life.

On Medium: Why Liberal Men and Women Resent Each Other

Read on about the battle between the sexes, and how feminism is humanism that entails transhumanism.

On Medium: Understanding the Horror of Liminal Places

Read on about the “Backrooms” phenomenon and the dread of wasted technology.

On Medium: Art Can Be Both Historically Great and Lame

Here's an article about the Western canon, the problem with postmodern cynics, and the difference between art's historical importance and its psychological impact.

On Medium: Big Tech’s Incomplete Reverence for Star Trek

Here's an article about Silicon Valley, Star Trek, and the travesty of technological progress without secular humanist enlightenment.