It’s not wrong to politicize death. It’s impossible not to.
Meet Roman Mars
If you know of Roman Mars, you’re probably a podcast nerd. Or maybe you’ve seen his multi-million view TED Talk on city flag design. Roman Mars is the host of two shows and the founder of Radiotopia, a collective of podcast and radio producers based in Oakland, California. Most notably, Mars hosts the award-winning podcast 99% Invisible that discusses ‘all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world.’ It’s a commendable show that furthers the idea: anything is interesting if you dig deep enough.
The Senate is unfair by design. Is it still what the founding fathers intended?
Just a Californian
I’m from the most populous state in the union. I’m glad to have grown up in such a diverse place. But, being from a big state doesn’t make me better than anyone else. Just because I live in California doesn’t mean my voice deserves to be louder. I live in California because it’s where I was born. Chance dropped me here. But, being from California made me think differently about the United States Senate and how it represents the people of this country.
A few months ago I came across a map of a recent Missouri election and I was…
A look at precautionary mindsets in the COVID-19 pandemic
At the time of writing, we’re 2 days into 2021 and 10 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. With vaccines in distribution, I want to look back at how we’ve thought about public and personal safety during this strange time. I want to examine three mindsets I’ve come across during the pandemic and explore their flaws.
The Atomic Mindset
In late March 2020, I was in a group text with my wife and some friends. We had plans to go out for a birthday dinner celebration and were discussing what to do. …
Andrew Border
Trying to make sense of this wild, wonderful world.
