Archive - Freddie deBoer

The Endless, Perplexing Controversies Over (How We Talk About) Lamar Jackson

and why the hell does Dak Prescott catch so much more heat?

11 hrs ago •

All the Little Unborn Babies

neither God nor nature is pro life

Nov 18 •

there's a certain narcissism in thinking that you live in the worst of times

Nov 14 •

People with Serious Mental Illness Say Racist and Bigoted Shit All the Time

if you ever think "mental illness doesn't do that," then you've never been on a ward

Nov 12 •

There is No Ideal Drug Policy

people are always going to want to get high and some of them are going to die

Nov 7 •

Let me start with the good news!

Nov 6 •

If the Democrats Want to Win, Someday They'll Need to Give People Something to Vote For

go vote, then ask yourself - do you want left-wing votes enough that you're willing to try to listen and persuade in order to get them?

Nov 5 •

On the Occasion of This Election, Let Me Talk to You About Bill Clinton

when a party has no principles but the superiority of compromise, what does it have at all?

Nov 4 •

Shorter Writing is Not Better Writing: An Argumentative Treatise

short length, mid wit

Nov 1 •

October 2024

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