Jan 1The Monotheist ManifestoMan is born free, but everywhere he is in pain. Or more appropriately, humankind is born free, but everywhere she is in pain. This is, indeed, the central argument against the existence of God, as well it should be. The tremendous amount of suffering in the world comprises a substantial…Religion5 min readReligion5 min read
Dec 19, 2022Letter to the Editor. Bakhmut.Guest Post: by Shiah Lints (freelance photographer and friend in Ukraine); all photos by Shiah On the train from Kyiv the snow slowly fades away, replaced by the silent gaze of fallow fields. Then in the final miles before Kramatorsk, I recognize the illusion. Freezing rain has covered the earth…4 min read4 min read
Nov 20, 2022Fundraising for Refugee Dignity Aid in UkraineTo my friends, colleagues, and fellow humans — thank you for the love I have felt from so many as we have tried to support the Ukrainian people. On Sunday I caught a bus from Moldova, where I was volunteering to help refugees from the war, to the port city…8 min read8 min read
Jun 24, 2022The End of Roe v WadeI am not a woman. I am not a doctor, an activist, or a parent. I am, like most Americans, generally focused on other issues besides the (often toxic) national debate on abortion, at least until it pushes onto my consciousness. Today it has pushed onto my consciousness. In a…Abortion4 min readAbortion4 min read
May 6, 2021Vaccines: Or, What Happened to Our Shared Humanity?Family dinners were nightly in my childhood home, and my mother inevitably prepared a beautiful spread. We were fortunate enough to feast almost nightly on steamed vegetables, elegant salads, baked potatoes, fresh fruit, and more, but our favorite part was always the meat — braised chicken, roast beef, fried bacon…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Jan 29, 2021Columbus Knew He Wasn’t Going to AsiaI know it sounds crazy, but hear me out. I’ll tell the story as I believe it happened. After that, you be the judge. Long ago, in the ancient port city of Genoa, was born a boy. They called him Cristoffa. His father, Domenego Corombo, was one of those men…Columbus7 min readColumbus7 min read
Nov 26, 2020How Should We Remember Hera?I fell in love with Greek mythology as a boy. My grandparents, on my father’s side, gave us the beautiful D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, and it touched me like few books did. Not that I didn’t love the Bible, which we grew up with in a Christian home. But…Greek Mythology4 min readGreek Mythology4 min read
Oct 7, 2020Why Every Lyft Driver Should Support Cal Prop 22(And no, Lyft isn’t paying me!) — To my fellow Lyft drivers: There’s a big to-do about California’s Prop 22 right now, as all of you know because of the constant messaging from Lyft. (Uber drivers and others, I’m sure you’ve experienced the same.) And as someone with a long-time interest in both politics and the tech…Lyft5 min readLyft5 min read
Published inThe Post-Grad Survival Guide·Sep 28, 2020To Jeff Bezos, from an Amazon Delivery DriverDear Mr. Bezos, I finished my last day as an Amazon Delivery Driver today. I drove for 6 weeks — 31 working days — and in that time I delivered about 3,000 of your Amazon packages. I realize they’re not exactly “yours,” since you only own 11% of Amazon. …Amazon8 min readAmazon8 min read
Aug 7, 2020The Difference Between a Free Market and Modern CapitalismCapitalism seems to be under debate these days, for the first time in decades. “Socialists” of one stripe or another have won elections all over the world. …Capitalism6 min readCapitalism6 min read
