Every once in a while I am struck again by the notion that if you cast someone who looks like Stephen Miller to play the evil government guy, everyone would say it was unbelievable because he looks too much like a villain

Treating people as things comes to my mind almost weekly lately.

Listen to Ben Shapiro for even 30 seconds and he is so so clearly a Debate kid

Like there is also a huge media-based pipeline of content designed to get men to gamble on sports but no one is postulating that this was a demand-driven phenomenon of men with "having excess money" problems.

I’ve been thinking a lot about Albert Brooks, best friends since they were 16.

Rishi has a set of sparkling teas that aren’t sweet and have a bite that feels like a grownup alcohol drink without the alcohol

My normal suggestions for starting places are Guards Guards or Wyrd Sisters.

I’m doing a slowish reread of all of Terry Pratchett in order, even the early more clunky ones have moments of insight that stop me in my tracks

or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:

“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”