Time granularity, part 1:
Thinking about intervals that are too long, too short, or "just right"

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/time-granu...

The conceptual coup:
How we ended up with a lawless government, and what to do about it

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/the-concep...

The president speaks genocide The words, the law, the future

snyder.substack.com/p/the-presid...

I really miss the time when I could go for weeks without thinking about the US president.

This idiot has so much of the world wondering whether the resolution of his manufactured crisis du jour winds up being a horrific genocide in our names, or merely more childish posturing.

Art vs. non-art:
Exploring the boundary

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/art-vs-non...

Back where we started:
Here we go round again...

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/back-where...

Possibly unavailable resources:
Your lack of planning is not my crisis

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/possibly-u...

Finance and faith:
Personal beliefs and collective beliefs underpin economic systems

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/finance-an...

Recombining commitments:
A systematic approach to different kinds of relationships

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/recombinin...

Engineering is simple, but not easy:
Thinking about what changes, and what doesn't, over time

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/engineerin...

Five (ish) exits:
Recalling my IPOs and acquisitions

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/five-ish-e...

Our Lips Are Sealed:
Simple, but not obvious

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/our-lips-a...

My MAGA parents:
Loving people despite their unlovely beliefs

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/my-maga-pa...

Since Trump was the sitting president during the 2020 election, doesn't every possible "foreign election interference" narrative point to his team's incompetence and/or malfeasance?

How can such a story possibly justify Trump taking charge of future elections?

Dominating oncoming traffic Selfish drivers failing to share the road safely

Dominating oncoming traffic:
Selfish drivers failing to share the road safely

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/dominating...

Yes, that is their position. However, they wouldn't honor the deal even if they did get everything they want.

Are Federal Officials Immune From State Prosecution? Contrary to recent assertions, federal officers do not have blanket immunity from criminal prosecutions brought by states.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/are-...

Luck:
An often-underrated ingredient of success

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/luck

Goodbye to the homestead:
After 135 years in the family, the ranch is no more

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/goodbye-to...

Affection vs. Attention vs. Possession:
Musing about the rationales for monogamy

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/affection-...

Ah yes, the comforting delusion that Angry Baby is, deep down, a rational person and amenable to reasoned arguments. So many people continue to put forward sensible-sounding ideas about how to deflect him from idiocy.
However, evidence suggests that abject flattery is the only thing that works.

WATCH: New York Times Video Analysis of the Minneapolis Shooting The Times has just released this video analysis, proving that Trump administration officials lied about the events surrounding the murder of Renee Nicole Good.

This is important, but also infuriating. Not only will ICE kill you for no reason, but the federal government will immediately lie about it.

www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-new-...

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found.

Let's never forget Jan 6th, and let's not allow the weasels currently in charge to succeed at memory-holing it.

My (non-)Commencement speech:
"Friends can hold hands?" Sheesh.

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/my-non-com...

Pivoting on a word:
Corrupting discourse, one bad answer at a time

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/pivoting-o...

This is an accurate summary that is all but never acknowledged by many allegedly-Christian politicians and influencers.

Time bombs:
The problem of long-delayed failures

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/time-bombs

Christmas Lights Still troubleshooting, after all these years

Christmas Lights:
Still troubleshooting, after all these years

systemsoflife.substack.com/p/christmas-...

AI babbling:
LLMs don't know what matters
systemsoflife.substack.com/p/ai-babbling

As much as I dislike using the brand of the current president, I think there is great merit in the project of naming and shaming Trumpist culture.
It's particularly important to distinguish it from American culture... one of the reasons I'm keen on decent people reclaiming the American flag.