Postmodernism has produced its heir, and its name is Consensus. In 2016, the Oxford Dictionary announced that “post-truth” was its word of the year. The concept post-truth refers to our contemporary sense of justice, in which objective reality and facts bow the knee...
Not all equity is created equal
The battlecry of "equity" serves as a summons to action, or at least outrage, wherever a person feels an injustice, or a passing over. Unfortunately, words like “equity” or “individualism” often become obscured by their usage within political tapestries. Political...
Prayer Shaming and Prayer’s Power
“What if you and your family were starving, and someone with an abundance of food responded by offering ‘their thoughts and prayers’?” “Stop praying,” you’d say. “Do something.” A preponderance of these and similar reactions fire around Twitter in the wake of a...
The Campaign Part IV of IV
This is Part 4 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part II Part III “Crazy times over on the East side. Crazy times,” Officer Anthony shook his head as he poured himself a cup of Woba tea. “East side is getting reckless, disorderly....
The Campaign Part III of IV
This is Part 3 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part II Part IV Gambino and his best friend, Joshua Sand, were waiting for drinks at his favorite cafe, The Pumpkin Field. Only a few seasonal items had anything in them remotely...
The Campaign Part II of IV
This is Part 2 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part I Part III Part IV Eric Gambino jerked his office window open for the third time that day. He leaned on the sill, and puffed exasperatedly. It was a sweltering June afternoon. He couldn’t...
The Campaign Part I of IV
This is Part 1 of 4. Check here for the other parts: Part II Part III Part IV Eric Gambino paced his office. He hated the office. “This is why I’m getting fat,” he thought to himself, looking down at a flabby paunch he knew would have never...