Whether it’s event tickets, collectibles, or some other hot item, resellers often acquire a significant portion of the supply. This leaves genuine customers unable to purchase the things they actually want at face value. People who are rightfully upset at this situation typically villainize the resellers, and propose solutions targeting them directly. However unpopular it is to say so, the…
Even well meaning people acting in good faith often fall into rhetorical traps when discussing public policy. By recognizing and pointing them out, we can more easily achieve consensus and remove roadblocks to improving society somewhat.
Card Conscious is a video series exploring every kind of card, the stories they have to tell, and the connections they form between people. I am making this video series because it is exactly the kind of media I wish to see more of.
Landlords are intermediaries who provide little value beyond bearing risk. Our current system allows them to inflate their wealth by extracting from tenants and accumulating assets. This is fundamentally unfair, and is one of the roots of wealth inequality.
Many people are rightfully concerned with preservation of art and knowledge. All too often their efforts are spent defending against entropy, when the greatest threat is indifference.
Islamophobes and Zionists are levying far too many accusations of anti-Semitism at the left while not paying nearly enough attention to avowed white supremacists.
The primary mission of every federal agency is to protect the lives of US citizens. Republicans seek to dispose of these institutions because they wish us death.