Archive - Ockham's Razor

Bad Expectations

Government inefficiency is not a bug, and performative penny-pinching is not a virtue.

Jul 5 •

June 2025

Stop Saying “Enemies”

Political opponents are not enemies. They're just Americans with other ideas.

Jun 13 •

The Summer of Our Discontent

The importance of words, and of actions.

Jun 11 •

Sic Semper Tyrannis

What Shakespeare knew about human nature.

Jun 3 •

We'll all die, anyway.

Jun 1 •

May 2025

The Price of Freedom

Surprise: It's bureaucracy.

May 30 •

Freedom Isn't Free

It takes more than eternal vigilance.

May 30 •

"Surviving" vs. "Fighting Back"

Democracy is not a spectator sport: it requires engagement and ongoing action.

May 27 •

Picking a Fight

"Fighting the fights we can win" isn't fighting.

May 25 •

Mass Media Malpractice

It's not always what they say, or don't. It's how they say it.

May 16 •

Cognitive Decline Dissonance

On the asymmetry of media coverage and public outrage

May 16 •

They're just words on a piece of paper.

May 13 •

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