Midwest courthouses are expensive. That says a lot about our forefathers and mothers
We don’t just need big, grand visions for the past and future. We deserve it.
Robert F. Kennedy speaks in Indianapolis on this day in 1968
Fifty-five years ago today, Robert F. Kennedy was arriving in Indianapolis when news broke Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed.
Finding Lincoln and focusing on small towns impacted by tornadoes
I discovered dozens of old newspaper clippings, photos, and stories from areas that time has nearly forgotten. They’ll make for a better book.
AI seems able to spew ineffectual and vapid words faster than me so I’ve decided to off myself in the bathtub
A long time ago, people thought automatic elevators caused crime. And Walkmen destroyed the sanctity of the Ohio State Fair.
S2E6: Above average mediocrity
As my generation ages into their 30s and 40s, there’s a struggle — particularly among men — of how to deal with being “merely average”. I think it’s slightly worse recognizing you might be “slightly above average” in many things, but still not good enough to be great at anything.