Essays

A Revindication of Democracy Against the Holy See and the Khmer Rouge

Against anti-intellectualism

Dec 26, 2025 • Santi Kohan

On Finding Life on Mars, or: Bringing Indigeneity to the 23rd Century

"His name is Atlas, and he is dying."

Nov 21, 2025 • Alex tlirs

Against "Against the Torment Nexus"

In Defense of Dystopia

Sep 27, 2025 • J.M. Ransom

Why Is French Spelled Like That?

why alphabets aren't phonetic

Aug 22, 2025 • Zeke Kinclaith

The Button that Makes you Trans

A thought experiment.

Aug 9, 2025 • J.M. Ransom

Exploring the Limits of "Organism"

Biological ambiguity.

Jul 26, 2025 • J.M. Ransom

The Rooftop Duck

A true story about an invasive species

Jun 9, 2025 • J.M. Ransom

The Forgotten Jewish Holiday

The Alexandrian Purim: the festival of 3 Maccabees (part 1)

May 30, 2025 • Idris A // Ouahmef

Why You Should Try Starting With The Sequel

In-media-res has shaped our relationship with literature for 3,000 years. Why not be intentional about it?

May 18, 2025 • B.P. Schmidt

PopeFrancisImagines: A Retrospective

This essay is every bit as deranged as the title leads you to think.

May 8, 2025 • Zeke Kinclaith

So, Trump Killed AmeriCorps NCCC

Or, the state of volunteerism in the modern U.S.

Apr 18, 2025 • J.M. Ransom

Why Learn a Minority Language?

the reasons may surprise you!

Mar 31, 2025 • Zeke Kinclaith

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