Writing Catalog
By Subject Category
Coming Soon:
Soft Totalitarianism
The Power of Prediction
Book Publishing, Feminized
Job Search - Part 6
What are the Implications of the Fact that People Suck?
Foundational Essays
(The most important things I’ve written)
Job Search
(A series of essays I began taking notes for while unemployed)
Feminism
(Explorations of the implications of our changing ideas about the roles, duties, entitlements, and attributes of women)
Psychology
(Mental healthcare, status, manipulation techniques, therapy culture, virtue, the medicalization of disorders)
The Media
(Thoughts on the dynamics of legacy and insurgent media: their aims, their financial constraints, their framings, and the effects on society)
Immigration & Demographics
(The most profound trends in our world today relate to the movements and reproduction of groups of people. These changes have the potential to destroy governments, upset power balances, and erase cultures).
Culture
(One man’s observations about film, publishing, dating, language, norms, and values in contemporary society, placed in a sociobiological and historical context)
Belief
(Political and cultural epistemology, narratives, communication, and debate. How do we form opinions, and how do we share them?)
Policymaking & Economics
(Government budgets, hiring rules, law and criminal justice, taxes, tariffs, market dynamics, statism, and economic theories)
Afghanistan
(Reflections on my long-ago military service, and the psychological contrasts between war and civilian life. It was this writing that initially launched my Substack career, such as it is.)
Personal Essays
(Life updates, and reflections upon time, growth, recovery, and spirituality)
Film Reviews
![Film/Book Review: Silence [Part 1] - Torture & Doubt](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9ea6ca1-b328-4777-b2ac-2aa1cb9d7de4_1600x1066.jpeg)
![Film/Book Review: Silence [Part 2] - Where is the Place for a Weak Man, in a World Like This?](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F64907203-b3b4-49c1-803a-0b23722f093d_1280x720.jpeg)
![Film/Book Review: Silence [Part 3] - Apostasy & Faith](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80a2f69e-c677-42af-ab76-08b5548bce7b_640x496.jpeg)
Miscellaneous
(Fragments, one-offs, and developments of new themes and ideas)
Foreign Focus
(Essays which focus on other countries and the things happening therein)
Substack Notes
(Regular roundups of some of the notes I’ve read, enjoyed, replied to, and restacked)
As always: thank you for reading.
