Pandemics, Contagion, and Fear, part 2

March 20, 2020

Over the next few days (weeks?), I will post excerpts from my book Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End …

Tarantino’s Love Letter to Trump

August 2, 2019

During his 2016 Presidential campaign, Donald Trump recycled a campaign slogan used several times before (by Ronald Reagan and Bill …

May 1, 2018

Okay, everyone. I think it’s time to review the current insult “snowflake” (with thanks to Dana Schwartz) — There is …