Month: March 2019

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Scott referenced Jamelle Bouie’s Times piece on the problems of free labor ideology and the failures of Reconstruction. It is really outstanding. The most important thing to understand about mid to late 19th century America is free labor ideology. But it’s hard to easily grasp. Basically, it is the idea that the future of the […]
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Power, Corruption, and Lies

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On March 6, 2019
For some reason I was possessed yesterday with the idea of reading for the first time the infamous “Flight 93 Election” essay about why conservatives should vote for Donald Trump, published by Publius Decius Mus, aka Michael Anton, in September of 2016, in which the then-pseudonymous author advocacy for the election of a maximally corrupt […]
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I love this essay by David Roberts: Acknowledging luck — or, more broadly, the pervasive influence on our lives of factors we did not choose and for which we deserve no credit or blame — does not mean denying all agency. It doesn’t mean people are nothing more than the sum of their inheritances, or […]
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Thai Red Curry Pumpkin Soup

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On March 5, 2019
Yesterday was Meatless Monday and the pantry and fridge were looking pretty bare, so I had to develop a recipe with what I had on hand. This fragrant, healthy soup was a happy accident. In this recipe, the savory red curry balances out the pumpkin’s natural sweetness. Roasted peanuts add textural interest, and cilantro adds […]
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