The Russian state operates on paper as a federal republic. Much like their democratic and parliamentary cousins, they have a distinct legislative, presidential, and judicial branch, hold elections, and have a constitution. However Russia's erratic behavior in the international community, such as their brazen murder of Sergei Skripal and their intrusion into U.S. elections, have … Continue reading The Democratic Facade of Russia

Fortnite, for anyone who has not been on the internet in the past 6 months, is a multiplayer shooting game where players fight to the death in a battle royale style deathmatch. It has spawned a wave of mediocre social media content, not to mention literal billions in freemium in-game sales and a worldwide, cult-like … Continue reading Fortnite Kinda Sucks

AbstractPizza is a food built upon paradoxes. Pizza and the appreciation of pizza transcends race, religion, political affiliation, and socioeconomic status while simultaneously drawing stark and deeply entrenched battle lines in regards to quality, quantity, and classification. Deep dish vs thin crust. Stuffed crust vs classic crust. Don’t even get me started about toppings. The … Continue reading The PQT

The United States did not always look the way it does. What started as a few loosely affiliated colonies primarily on the east coast blossomed into the bi-coastal behemoth we know it as today. But how did we get here? The answer? Land deals. I have graded and analyzed each significant US land deal since … Continue reading Grading US Land Deals

The Swap of the CenturyThe Wizards and Pelicans are both fundamentally broken teams. The Wizards are playing out like a soap opera, and once John Walls supermax contract kicks in, the drama is only going to get worse. Wall reportedly un-gifted the gold Cartier watches he graciously gave everyone on the team for Christmas, and … Continue reading NBA Season Wrap Up

In an ideal world we will have divorced the concepts of competition and accolades from any discussion surrounding art. Art by nature is about (or should be about, anyways) feeling and intuition and “the indescribable”. However that is mostly impossible not only because of our capitalist society and the concept of competition underpinning everything, but … Continue reading 2017 in Film