Unbuilding Walls, 2: Foundation and Footing

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road Continue reading →

The Language of News: Can News Reporting Ever Be Neutral?

“The newspaper does not select events to be reported and then consciously wrap them in value-laden language which the reader Continue reading →

Unbuilding Walls, 1: Brick and Mortar

“He wanted a territory. He felt the need for caution. But he felt more strongly the need that had brought Continue reading →

What Kant Means Today

When you look at a giant philosophical tome, such as here in front of me, The Critique of Pure Reason, Continue reading →

Apocalypse Now? What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Believe

Many of Stephen Hawking’s final written words presage doom. Clearly no amount of knowledge can resist a looming apocalypse. “We Continue reading →

Cyberpunk 2.0: Re-imagining the Future

Asia was the future, and this is what it would look like. For a while, perhaps even still, it held Continue reading →

Cyberpunk 1.0: Visions of the Future

Growing up in the 1990s, the cyberpunk aesthetic was the commonly accepted vision of the future. Every form of media, Continue reading →

Reclaiming Memory, Recapturing Attention, 2: Paying Attention as Taking Care

But how exactly do we go about doing this? What is the most effective way for us to improve our Continue reading →