37 stories about Essays curated by J.J. Pryor

Nov 12

37 stories

Jul 28

Please Bring Back the Downvote Button on Social Media: Society Desperately Needs It

Don’t listen to Zuck, the internet is not a ‘safe place’ for us to be coddled like children.

3 Things I Really Wish Trump Had Done While President

Thinking back on the craziest presidency of our times

These Two Secret Loopholes are Why ‘Tax the Rich!’ Simply Won’t Work

Allow me to introduce you to Johnny Boom

A rich man holding a cigar reading a magazine

inPolitically Speaking

Oct 7

Why One Life-Saving Vaccine Was Widely Adopted And Another Vaccine is Despised

And no, it’s not the COVID vaccine

This is What the Wars of the Future Will Be Fought Over

Welcome to the rain wars

A raindrop falling in the middle of a palm

inLessons from History

Sep 24

America Used to Have a 94% Tax on the Super Rich

A brief history of why the hell we still pay income taxes

An old cartoon of a treasury chest that says the treasury on the front

inPolitically Speaking

Sep 16

Why I’ve Drunk the Kool-Aid, According to My Anti-Vaxxer Friends

They’re playing a deadly game of life and death — for all of us

Machines Are Coming for Your Jobs, And They’re Incredibly Cute

This is the way the World ends, not with a bang, but an incredibly cute kitty face

Would You Pass the Jesus Test?

This isn’t about religion. Not really.

We’re All Living in Potemkin Village

And I don’t think we can leave.

A modern day example of a Potemkin village

inPolitically Speaking

Aug 9

Society Needs a Better Way to Consume News

The current model is clearly broken

List of 3 Super Powers That Actually Exist in Real Life

#1. These people can hold their breath underwater…for 13 minutes

A human floating underwater seemingly asleep.

Jul 2

The Surprising Appeal of Satanism and the Story of The Satanic Temple

You might agree with more of their principles than you thought.

How the Rich Avoid Taxes and Gaslight Us When They Donate Billions to Charity

And why we stupidly thank them for it when they do

There’s About to Be a Lot More Serial Killers in the World

And we probably can’t stop it

Jun 7

3 Hugely Popular Harmful Movements That Are Based on Complete Lies

#3: The oil industry knew climate change was real — for 40 years.

A desolate shack in the middle of a dry field on a cloudy day.

May 30

When a Joke is Worth More Than Saving the World: Dogecoin

It’s truly a sad state of affairs.

A Shiba Inu dog staring at a dandelion blowing in the wind

May 15

This is Why Money Doesn’t Actually Win Elections

In the way that most people think

This Popular Card Game Taught Me Why Modern Capitalism Is so Incredibly Screwed Up

And why the rules need to be changed.

A woman holding a deck of golden playing cards.

inLessons from History

Apr 22

Ultra Rich People Problems: They Used to Hire Real-Life Garden Gnomes to Live on Their Estates

The curious case of what inspired our cheesy garden gnomes