It’s Banned Book Week! What are the most banned books of 2025?
Banned Book Week is here, and I’m putting the spotlight on the titles that are…
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Hate speech, free speech, and the authoritarian drift
The First Amendment embodies the ideal that democracy requires the free exchange of ideas, even…
Trump’s antifa order isn’t about terrorism. It’s about silencing dissent
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization,”…
A Journey Through the House of Leaves
This blog may contain spoilers for House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. There are…
Let’s Talk About Propaganda
Over the past several weeks, protests in Los Angeles, and now in cities across the…
The Bone Season is a darkly imaginative dystopian fantasy that comes to life
Samantha Shannon’s The Bone Season was a book I knew I wanted to dive into,…
The Secret History by Donna Tartt: A Hauntingly Brilliant Literary Masterpiece
Donna Tartt’s The Secret History is dark, intoxicating, and utterly immersive. Tartt weaves a spellbinding…
Dungeon Crawler Carl is an Instant LitRPG Classic
Dungeon Crawler Carl is everything you could want in a LitRPG dungeon crawl—fast-paced action, razor-sharp…
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping and the Power of Propaganda
This blog contains spoilers for Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. Suzanne Collins has…
Sunrise on the Reaping Review: Suzanne Collins’ Stunning, Heartbreaking Return to Panem
This review contains spoilers for Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. As expected, I…