Let’s begin without preamble. Yes, the cruelty is ONE of the points of Fascisms. But only one. Another point is hypocrisy itself. Fascism is always about domination. One rule for me, another...
It’s not so easy to think about governing — ourselves, or others. We developed politics and ideology as a kind of shortcut; scaffolding for the cognitive and practical processes to serve...
Small update for folks: two podcasts I’ve done are now live!First off, a great conversation with Rachel Donald at PLANET CRITICAL on the small things and minor gestures! “Where does your...
Hello 2025. LA has burnt, like other places have burnt. Tenuous ceasefires have been suggested in horrific genocidal conflicts while some participants get some quick bombing in before the deadline...
NOTE: I wrote this for a guest issue of a pretty well known international fashion/alternative magazine in 2023. A good friend who was asked, nay, solicited, to write an article by them, tapped me to...
Masking is lesser than hiding —It holds positionCharacter carved and shaped Into immobile mien —Persona manufacturedIdentity found in isolationStamped in self-similar replication But...
OK, so I’m writing this on the 5th of November, and Hallowtide has mostly ended, but still — there’s a chill in the air (finally). Tonight, no doubt there’ll be fireworks...
So, belatedly I realised I hadn’t mentioned that my Episode on the The End of Tourism Podcast had gone live, so — tada! Entitled We Will Dance With Stillness, Chris and I discuss...
Grief is not bad, nor is the mourning wail something that should be proscribed. The very fact that we are encouraged to grieve, but only to a “socially acceptable” level, lest we...
There is no exit strategy. I was at a virtual event the other weekend, where the phrase “building capacities” was used. Almost immediately – spastically – my twisted, uspide...