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Screwing in a Mirror While the World Smokes
Edward Curtin
We were screwing in a mirror when we realized our mistake. Since the handyman was unavailable, we had to...
The Eclipse of the Soul
Todd Hayen
Humanity is unravelling. In the span of just a few generations—scarcely a century—we have witnessed a precipitous decline in...
Can We Really Trust Our Feelings?
Todd Hayen
Sure, as long as we are conscious of their true origins. And even if not, sometimes we can trust,...
The Performing Author: Slow Knowledge in an Age of Spectacle
Colin Todhunter
The online media age is increasingly organised around visibility. Seeing has become more important than reading. The written word,...
Empire at 250: Can the Principles of 1776 Survive the American Police State?
John & Nisha Whitehead
“The people are the only legitimate fountain of power.” James Madison This is a year of strange anniversaries. Two...
Loss of Depth
Todd Hayen
What in God’s name has happened to our youth? Not all of them, not yet—but the affliction is spreading...
The Rise of the New Normal Reich (Redux)
CJ Hopkins
So I’ve got some good news and some bad news. I’ll give you that news in just a minute,...
A Letter From Desolation Row
Edward Curtin
“At midnight all the agents And the superhuman crew Come out and round up everyone That knows more than...
You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
Todd Hayen
When I was a kid, that was a pretty common phrase I would hear from the adults in my...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the New Normal Reich
CJ Hopkins
So the German Supreme Court has ruled on my case. Their ruling is that they will not rule on...
Forget About ‘Healthy Life’
Sinéad Murphy
It has been reported that ‘healthy life expectancy’ in the UK has fallen during the past decade. Disparity between...
Vanishing
Edward Curtin
Years ago when I was twenty-seven years-old and my father fifty-eight, we wandered around an off-beat section of a...
The Permanent War Government: Who’s Really Calling the Shots in Washington?
John & Nisha Whitehead
“You want to defend the United States of America, then defend it with the tools it supplies you with—its...
The Joy of Being Stupid
Todd Hayen
Yesterday I was engaged in my typical morning routine. Scanning the internet for interesting stories to read and news...
There is a Time for Everything, Even No News That’s Fit to Print
Edward Curtin
Without having read the details and having no intention to do so, I am still wondering if The New York’s...
The Importance of Inexpert Opinion
Todd Hayen
OffG is very happy to welcome Todd Hayen back from his extended break. I was out with a friend...
The War On Iran – One Jewish Supremacist Crime Too Many?
Michael Lesher
I can’t say for certain what finally convinced me that the latest U.S.-Israel aggression against Iran will be remembered...
Founding Felons: Jefferson Would Be on a Watch List Today—You Might Be Next
John & Nisha Whitehead
“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freedom of speech.” Benjamin Franklin Everything...
Everything We Don’t Need to Know, and A Few We Do
Edward Curtin
“And there are those who claim that Big Data will supplant Sapiens and drag him helplessly along like a...
The Stealing of America: You’re Not a Citizen—You’re a Revenue Stream for the Power Elite
John & Nisha Whitehead
“There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets...
