I’ve enjoyed being Russell Saunders. Earlier this year, I wrote about my decision to use a pseudonym back when I very first started writing this blog (version 1.0). It’s an angry internet out there, and it seemed prudent to try… Continue Reading
A matter of pride. Continue Reading
Elizabeth and Daniel discuss civility. Continue Reading
“Don’t read the comments.” It’s a truism of online culture that the overwhelming majority of online commentary is, at best, dispensable. At its frequent worst, it is ill-informed, vitriolic, hateful, and a disgraceful cesspool of humanity’s ugliest impulses. Avoiding comments… Continue Reading
Supporters of Bernie Sanders, you have some work ahead of you. I am not referring to the long odds you face in the delegate math on the way toward getting your candidate nominated. I’m talking about what you’ll need to… Continue Reading
It’s an unsteadying moment, realizing one of your favorite authors is pretty obviously racist. For various reasons, I tend not to speak much of my personal religious faith when I write. I’ve mentioned my evangelical upbringing at times, generally in… Continue Reading
Behold, dear readers, the first installment of an occasional, irregularly-spaced Blinded Trials feature! For those of you who might have a passing interest in reading what BT contributors might have written for other outlets, from time to time I’ll post… Continue Reading
Dear friends at People, It must be terribly disappointing to work hard on something, only to be forced to remove it. I know how frustrating it is when I’ve worked on an article, only to discover that it’s not going… Continue Reading
In point of fact, my own mother is not a Saunders completist. Continue Reading
Blinded Trials is back. How you’ve gone without it this long is anybody’s guess. Continue Reading