On being Russell
I decided to be Russell Saunders on the cusp of two jobs. Around the time I was leaving my previous practice for the one I’m part of now, the main blog that hosts this one (still known then as The… Continue Reading
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Should a Free Press Ever Be Self-Limiting? Open Thread
In post on Donald Trump’s not-so-veiled threats to spill the beans about Heidi Cruz, Callum Borchers of the Washington Post noted: “That’s the dilemma for the press. In any previous election, if the Republican presidential front-runner had threatened a rival’s… Continue Reading
Protip for People magazine
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
Online People & the Cashless Society
Trigger Warning: This is going to be a long post, so those of you with short attention spans should turn back now. For everyone else, buckle in. Over at Hit Coffee, friend and Ordinary colleague Gabriel Conroy quotes Megan McArdle’s… Continue Reading
Investing in People with Disablities
These past few weeks I have had the pleasure of having a philosophical back and forth with someone with whom I went to grad school in philosophy. He is a political philosopher who has no background in disability studies, but (I… Continue Reading
Hello, I Must Be Going…
Hello, World! My name is Tod, and I am the new Blinded Trials intern. Over the course of the coming weeks, months, and years, I will be fetching coffee, collating various reports, and picking up dry-cleaning for Russell and Elizabeth. I will… Continue Reading
Zootopia, che cozz?
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: institutional racism and crude Italian-American stereotypes. I had gone to see Zootopia with my kids. B/B+. Pretty… Continue Reading
Shameless to be sure, but tastefully so?
In point of fact, my own mother is not a Saunders completist. Continue Reading
In which I reanimate a blog
Blinded Trials is back. How you’ve gone without it this long is anybody’s guess. Continue Reading
Yes, You Can and Should Garden: A Gardening Primer Part I
An introduction to a series on how to create a low-maintenance garden. Continue Reading