Archive - M.A. Franklin's Bluster and Brine

Sacrificing your neighbor for a distant abstraction.

Mar 16

Because Netflix doesn't understand virtue.

Mar 9

Massacres, lying "historians," leadership and purpose, AI doomsdays coupled with optimism, and more. 10 links.

Mar 2

February 2023

“Well, I reckon I should kiss her.” “How in the big blue sky do you reckon that?” “Well,” said Frank, scratching his belly through a stained t-shirt…

Feb 23

The temptations that arise when you learn something new

Feb 16

Subversion of heroic morality, the pride flag, and what it means when animal sacrifice is making a comeback.

Feb 8

January 2023

Nothing should get a pass just because it targets a younger audience.

Jan 26

A poem about when you think you're about to die

Jan 20

The 12 books I read last year that have stuck with me the most

Jan 11

Stop trusting Jordan Peterson, Mad Men's literary allusions, hacking RFID, and more.

Jan 4

December 2022

The creeping poison of feminism infects everything, including modern board games

Dec 28, 2022

The Friendship of Jesse Owens and Luz Long

Dec 22, 2022

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