Archive - The Practical Utopian

Thank God for Elon Musk!

Elon has been shaking things up lately. Especially for Twitter users. Many people had gotten used to thinking of Twitter as a sort of public space, a…

Dec 18, 2022 •

November 2022

The MAGA Bubble Finally Bursts

Back on 7 Apr 2021 I wrote a piece titled “The Decline of the Republican Party - First Gradually and then Suddenly.” For those who haven’t been paying…

Nov 16, 2022 •

October 2022

An Overdue Update from The Practical Utopian

It’s been a little while since I’ve posted anything from The Practical Utopian, so I thought it might be time to give everyone an update on what I’ve…

Oct 12, 2022 •

August 2022

We Are Multi-Tribal

I’ve been reading a lot lately about human tribes: Sebastian Junger’s excellent book Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, and The Dawn of Everything, by…

Aug 5, 2022 •

July 2022

Thinking about Abortion(s)

Along with many others, of course, I’ve been thinking a lot about the abortion issue of late. And I’m reminded of the classic album by Graham Parker…

Jul 23, 2022 •

The Widening Spiral of Modern Society

Towards a Reasonable Middle: Part 1

Jul 2, 2022 •

May 2022

Playing with Language and "Settin' the Woods on Fire"

A couple of things that happened recently got me cogitating on the idea of language as playground. First, I had a chance to hear Anne Curzan speak…

May 25, 2022 •

Why Mandating 'X' Days a Week in the Office is a Stupid Idea

As the pandemic eases, increasing numbers of companies and employees are running out of health-related reasons why everyone who can work from home needs…

May 13, 2022 •

Welcome To The Autonomous States of America

Based on a recently leaked draft majority opinion, it now seems virtually certain that Roe v. Wade will be overturned by the US Supreme Court sometime…

May 6, 2022 •

April 2022

Of Idiots and Autocrats

Autocracy may sometimes sound like an easy, neat, plausible solution to all of our current problems. Unfortunately, in actual practice, it doesn’t…

Apr 28, 2022 •

March 2022

Violence at the 94th Academy Awards

In Many Forms...

Mar 31, 2022 •

Ukrainian Lives Matter

The War in Ukraine: What's at Stake

Mar 1, 2022 •

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