I can’t just let go of my past I have to lose a tug of war and get third degree rope burns

I’m always asking God What is the meaning of life? In response, God looks at my life… What is the meaning of this?

Brexit is a fantasy that a people who previously sat astride a global empire can now sit apart from globalizati… when in reality

Mysticism, esoteric knowledge, these are euphemisms for what’s hiding in plain sight: We are not alone

It feels like I’m writ– ing an unauthorized au– tobiography

We are all problem children Our problem is Everything we do is done to get a… As if every action doesn’t come wi… An equal and opposite reaction

I believe in the great man theory of history because the good man theory of history is so obviously false

My wife sleeps on her back while I sleep in the mis– take prone position

Death and danger are our lot Look at what my kid can do is what’s been wrought

Hell isn’t other people– Hell is waiting in line behind other people

The culture war is a cyber war where you can’t tell that you’re behind enemy lines until you’re compelled to read your lines

The buzz you’re suddenly hearing Is the dawning recognition That buzzwords aren’t magic after… And that the real magic words Aren’t just older than time

But surely, you’ve noticed by now That all progress is incremental Across increments of time Because all progress is time-bound And the unfolding of time

If a tree falls in the forest and your husband is there does it make a sound

There is only one way to claim moral authority: Convincing others that they are the authority in their own life And based on exhaustive research