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Abolish Secret Ballots

1 April, 202128 March, 2021 ~ John Nerst ~ 11 Comments

An argument that secret ballots is an unacceptable exercise of power without accountability. Read more (6 min, 1400 words).

Platist Politics

24 February, 202124 February, 2021 ~ John Nerst ~ 11 Comments

I muse on whether there is a link between being easily stressed by having to keep many things in mind and having a rights-based, individualist political intuition. Read more (12 min, 3100 words).

A Quickie on Cancel Culture Questions

27 January, 202127 January, 2021 ~ John Nerst ~ 9 Comments

A quick, improvised post inspired by a question put to me on Twitter. Read more (4 min, 1000 words).

I Hate the Plate

26 January, 202128 March, 2021 ~ John Nerst ~ 15 Comments

I discuss the difference between stress buckets and stress plates and conclude that my plate is making it hard for me to feel well. Read more (6 min, 1500 words).

Hindsight in 2020

29 December, 202029 December, 2020 ~ John Nerst ~ 4 Comments

I sum up 2020 and digress a little about writing, creativity and how things become part of the past. Read more (14 min, 3500 words).

Variations on the Tilted Political Compass

16 December, 202016 December, 2020 ~ John Nerst ~ 16 Comments

I make up ten variations of my version of the political compass from last year. Some small and fun, some large and serious, and it all comes together by the end. Read more (36 min, 8900 words).

Fantasia for Two Voices

17 November, 202018 November, 2020 ~ John Nerst ~ 12 Comments

A dialog on how everything is. Read more (6 min, 1600 words).

Ahistorical Siblings

27 October, 202027 October, 2020 ~ John Nerst ~ 10 Comments

What are the equivalents of the word "ahistorical" for other disciplines? Read more (6 min, 1400 words).

Notes on Notes

24 September, 202024 September, 2020 ~ John Nerst ~ 6 Comments

A tale on the nature of footnotes, writing in general, and other things, told almost entirely in footnotes. Read more (18 min, 5500 words).

Turnabout Trash: An Exercise in Lowbrow Cryptonormativism

18 August, 202018 August, 2020 ~ John Nerst ~ 11 Comments

I roleplay being a culture warrior in response to something unusually irritating, and decide not to do it again. Read more (15 min, 3800 words).

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