Alex Sayf Cummings's Blog

Poof Foundness, or How We Love a Landlord Hex

In a time of goblin mode, we think about C.S. Lewis, Christian apologetics, and Nancy Fraser.

You Can Do a Lot with 4 American Shitcoins

Crypto shenanigans, Special Forces drug-running, Paddington the Bear and the unlikely revival of the bald ibis in this week's reading recommendations.

Cops and Klan Go Hand in Hand: Fears of Fascist Violence and Police Collaboration

Activists on the Left have more to worry about than just police infiltration and surveillance campaigns.

The Client List Exists but the Clients Don’t

Where Trump and Epstein are concerned, the dog that didn't bark won't shut the fuck up.

Jury in a Box: Justice and Democracy in Georgia’s DeKalb County

Atlanta author Murray Browne takes us into the occluded world of jury duty, where right and wrong and big consequences depend on people seeing things the same way.

Why Do We Have to Kick Out the Jams? We Could Just Let Them Stay

You're a Marxist rap-metal band and you're doing a cover of Springsteen's "Ghost of Tom Joad"? WTF is even happening?

We Found Love in a Maskless Place

Ari Aster's new film reminds us that there's something actually worse than the present.

The Siege of Los Angeles

The siege of Los Angeles will have come by force, but the administration gambled its moral authority. And lost. With all Los Angeles as witness.

The Siege of Los Angeles: A Call for an Objective* Assessment

The siege of Los Angeles will have come by force, but the administration gambled its moral authority. And lost. With all Los Angeles as witness.

Last Lighting

It is hard to make sense of this world, especially in a time of devils, but these are some articles.