“With more or less sincerity, people currently avow an aversion to useful effort. The avowal does not cover all effort, but only such as is of some use; it is, more particularly, such effort as is vulgarly recognized to be useful labor. Less repugnance is expressed as regards effort which brings gain without giving a... Continue Reading →
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Review + Conversation with bibles on his novel The Better Face of Fascism
Over the winter I spent some time reading bibles' novel The Better Face of Fascism (ExPat Press) and corresponded with him a bit to learn more about the circumstances that led to such an unrelenting (I've decided that's the best word for it) novel. Find my review and interview here on Expat Press, or copy... Continue Reading →
Joe Biden, Hypersexual Boogeyman
I admit it. The Biden controversy has kept me captivated for the past few days. It’s a mess, but it stuck out to me particularly because it seems to epitomize (in such borderline satirical perfection that it could pass as a right-wing parody piece) the ideological conflict within the Democratic Party. Given the, according to... Continue Reading →