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Daniel Penny And The Uncomfortable Reality Of “Stepping Up”
On March 13th, 1964, in the early hours of the morning, a serial killer named Winston Moseley attacked a woman by the name of Kitty Genovese, stabbing…
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Who’s Keeping Men In The Basement Addicted To Porn?
I’m not sure how, but I’ve made something of a career for myself by pointing out utterly banal, not-remotely controversial facts:
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Why White American Men Chose The Bear
In mid-2024, for a couple of weeks, the biggest question on social media was whether women were better off alone in the woods with a randomly selected…
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November 2024

Why I’m Not Surprised Black People Voted For Trump
On May 22nd, 2020, during an episode of the Breakfast Club podcast, soon-to-be-president Joe Biden delivered a seventeen-minute and fifty-nine-second…
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Why Would I Lie About Being Black?
I was about 90% done with the next instalment of my series (this time about why I’m not surprised black people voted for Trump (I'll be posting the…
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Why I’m Not Surprised Women Voted For Trump
On November 9th, nestled amongst the outrage and analysis surrounding Trump’s election, a two-minute-seven-second clip on CNN captured the frustrations…
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The Art Of Losing An Election
3:35 pm. The day after Donald Trump's election victory. I log onto Twitter and find an infographic of voters broken down by race and gender. And sure…
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The Tectonic Triumph of Trump.
On November 3rd, 2020, at the stroke of midnight, the residents of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, gathered in the township’s fabled “Ballot Room” and…
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Trumpism Is Not A Team Sport
On February 28th, 2002, back when it was still acceptable to have a website with a bright yellow background and a “PRINT” button on each page, Bill…
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October 2024

The Frustrating Trials of "Star-Manning" Zionism
In 2021, Angel Eduardo, senior writer & editor at FIRE and all-around mensch, invented a new way to argue. He called it star-manning.
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Can We Please Normalise Snitching On Rapists?
If you’re looking for a pleasant spot to get pickpocketed, I can highly recommend a Wednesday morning on a jam-packed train to Charles-de-Gaulle…
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We Need To Distinguish Between The People Making The Decisions And The People Living With Them
It’s hard to feel empathy for people who aren’t like us. Humans, quite logically, are designed to take care of “their own” first, then their community…
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