David F ⁽²⁰³¹⁾

Nerdview is messaging that fails to communicate because it's written such that it's only useful if you already know the subject inside & out. This is more than just jargon. Nerdview is when your frame of reference is completely embedded in the intricacies of the field…

Dog whistles indeed. Click through and gather some good advice about how to recognize and avoid the rhetorical traps laid by these smarmy phrases. "Identity politics", "liberal elites", and an enduring fave, "politically correct." The last one is generally deployed as air-cover for straight-up racism.

Pumpkin supporters are something of a puzzle until you consider that they have come for the racism and xenophobia, and they literally do not care about what else is in the package. Or about other people, which is the point. When evangelical churches continue to…

He knows parody is impossible Thus does religion show its true function in any society: the maintenance of inequality and patriarchy.

Will Ferrell's unfunniest movie, maybe also his best. Very serious, in fact. Watch Will bounce off rock-bottom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZC-s2oNLT0 It's on HBO now, which means you can see it in the app if you have that. Or on Amazon Prime.