Politics

Politics

So Much for the Tolerant Left: I built a computer model to convince my dad it's okay to mock Republicans

Before Tim Walz was named as Kamala Harris’s running mate, he exploded onto the memetic scene with a TV interview in which he called Republicans “weird.” For a lot of liberal-minded people, it was a relief. I’ve been exhausted by media institutions chained to their style guides sanitizing

Politics

It's Time to Take Back the Flag

In 2017, I drove down to DC to join the Women’s March. I made a sign. The sign read, “Fascism Comes Wrapped in a Flag.” It’s a paraphrase of a well-known quote of unknown origin, often misattributed to Sinclair Lewis: “When fascism comes to America, it will be