Thought Experiments USA
An exercise in out of the (political) boxes solutions
Lightbulbs
q. - How many republicans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None, becausea1: they’re not interested in the lighta2: they’re used to being in the darka3: it’s not their faulta4: it’s the immigrantsa5: Trump will fix it q - How many democrats does it take to screw...
How to tell a republican from a democrat
A republican has all the answers and is always right.A democrat has all the questions and is searching for answers. A republican believes that immigrants are the problem. A democrat reminds that we are all immigrants. A republican wants stronger borders. A democrat...
Statue of Liberty
Welcome to The UNITED The New Collosus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of...
The United
Welcome to The UNITED This is your guide to governmental, legal and social structures. We hope that you enjoy your stay. Whether it is a temporary visit or a planned immigration, these points of knowledge will orient you to the legal and cultural ecosystem of The...
The end of marriage as we know it
What if there was no marriage, legally speaking? What if there were only civil unions? What if the government got out of the marriage business? What would it mean if we only let religious institutions decide (and sanctify) marriages? Some would say yes, some would say...
What I can’t control
What I can’t control is the sense that Miss Harper, who taught 8th grade civics, would simply not be able to process the idea of making the voting process more difficult when the whole world knows that what you are really doing is making it harder for poorer and...
Immigration – a modest proposal
What if we look at the situation as broken, from both a US and global perspective. What if we completely shut down the Southern US border, as a temporary therapeutic process. No immigration. Then we turn to the undocumented aliens and deal with their situation by...
In Union
in unionwith our countrymenwe congratulate themon their winand we noteour mutual concernfor the direction of ourcountry in mourningwe note the short campaignof hope, of kindnessof a refusal to divideand deride saddenedwe entrust our publicinstitutionsto those whodon’t...
Monsters on the Land
We work in obscuritytend gardens, go shopping,it’s the year two thousandand twenty four, and those of uswho demonstrated (without long term effect)for peace, worked to feed andthen understand our children, did aerobics, yoga, meditationand arcane diets for healthas if...