siencyn ap benedDemocrats Don’t Reduce Harm: A Listhttps://medium.com/@andrewdobbs/no-voting-democrat-is-not-harm-reduction-8cda286338583 min read·Apr 8, 2020----
siencyn ap benedNominally, I’m an indie rock guy.When I’m not listening to Cease Upon the Capitol, I often find myself spelunking in Soundcloud’s constrained, circuitous algorithms…7 min read·Oct 19, 2019----
siencyn ap benedNot Us, ThemA few days ago, Elaine Godfrey of The Atlantic wrote a nice little piece on a pressing internal DSA conflict.4 min read·Sep 22, 2019----
siencyn ap benedwhat to do in des moines if you’re not a politico journalisthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/lifestyle/vacation-ideas/things-to-do-in-des-moines/?noredirect=on8 min read·Sep 7, 2019----
siencyn ap benedplease no more weedmoIn Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation, the philosopher describes the world of the forthcoming 21st century as a realm where…6 min read·Feb 16, 2019----
siencyn ap benedOverbored and the Cultural Reich of the 20th CenturyJ.J. Abrams made another movie. And yes, it’s blockbuster pageantry. He truly is the undisputed champion of supposedly watchable action…4 min read·Nov 14, 2018----
siencyn ap benedPolitics is Authoritarian. All of It.Since Trump finagled his way into the White House, the threat of “authoritarianism” has become an unremitting anxiety of the skittish…6 min read·Sep 17, 2018----