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Elegy for a pen name

September 16, 2016Daniel Summers 8 Comments

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 →

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What good is sitting alone in your room?

June 13, 2016Daniel Summers 27 Comments

A matter of pride. Continue Reading →

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The Democratic Party’s Current Civil War’s Uncivil Tactics

May 24, 2016Daniel Summers 39 Comments

Elizabeth and Daniel discuss civility. Continue Reading →

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A word on comments

May 13, 2016Daniel Summers 2 Comments

“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 →

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Turn down the flame, Bernie supporters

May 10, 2016Daniel Summers 39 Comments

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 →

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Hauling away the pedestal

April 20, 2016Daniel Summers 11 Comments

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 →

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Dispatches from around the web

April 2, 2016Daniel Summers

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 →

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Protip for People magazine

March 22, 2016Daniel Summers 7 Comments

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 →

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Shameless to be sure, but tastefully so?

March 16, 2016Daniel Summers 19 Comments

In point of fact, my own mother is not a Saunders completist. Continue Reading →

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In which I reanimate a blog

March 15, 2016Daniel Summers 24 Comments

Blinded Trials is back. How you’ve gone without it this long is anybody’s guess. Continue Reading →

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