The Veil of Ignorance

A thought experiment in building a better world

Daily Dispatch, 2025-10-27

Year 0, Day 280 since the fall of the republic

Writer's Paralysis as Resistance

Seven Months In

It's worse than I imagined

Lessons and Comfort from America's Darkest Hours

Amidst today's turmoil, our turbulent history is a surprising source of comfort.

A Government of, by, and for the Psychopaths

America has been gleefully overrun by psychopaths. Do we have the collective will to pull it back from the brink?

Unelected Bureaucrats

They're not the enemy — they're the people you had no idea your life depends on.

A Losing Message

Demonizing billionaires isn't cutting it

Fifty

As I inch closer to age 50, I realize I've racked up some life experiences to share.

Impeach Trump?

A Week of Fascism

Homework From My Son — Part II