Academia, the publishing industry, Jason Arday, bullshit artists, and the 80s cult classic About Last Night

Satirical curriculum vitae for Dr. Barnaby “Pub or Perish” Higginbotham listing publications, degrees, grants, accolades, and teaching; a stressed scholar sits at a desk surrounded by books.

Some of us know the type. Like Bernie Litgo in the movie adapted from David Mamet’s play, they spin wild tales for our amusement, but in academia and publishing, fact is supposed to be far more important than fiction, and processes are said to be in place to ensure only facts get published. In the… Continue reading Academia, the publishing industry, Jason Arday, bullshit artists, and the 80s cult classic About Last Night

The progressive war on fun and those who are having it

From endless protests and outrage to personal crying and venting on social media, progressives aren’t having any fun in this political climate, as in so long as President Trump remains in office, and they don’t want you to do so either. It’s no secret that progressives are miserable, veering from outrage to depression with a… Continue reading The progressive war on fun and those who are having it

J.K. Rowling isn’t the first artist to be targeted for a lack of ideological purity

Long before Donald Trump arrived on the scene, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and screenwriter David Mamet declared that he was no longer a braindead liberal. Then as now, progressives responded by claiming he sucked all along. As a conservative, I have long resigned myself to the reality that the great majority of my artistic and… Continue reading J.K. Rowling isn’t the first artist to be targeted for a lack of ideological purity

For better or worse, Succession is the ideal show for our times

The same as Logan’s children seek to inherit his creation without having done the hard work of building it, hard work which included shady deals, sacrificing morals when convenient, cutting corners when necessary, and screwing over competitors, we inherit a world built by giants from Thomas Edison to Teddy Roosevelt and have no idea what… Continue reading For better or worse, Succession is the ideal show for our times