Ryan WeberWhy The ‘2+2’ Crap MattersFor those who are very online, myself included, ‘2+2 = 4’ is best known as a right-wing coded — or, at least, anti-woke coded — slogan…May 141May 141
Ryan WeberWhat is a horse?[Author’s note: My first attempts at writing this essay — which attempted to connect a story from ancient China to certain cultural…Mar 6Mar 6
Ryan WeberTake Critical Theorists At Their Word — And Spread ItNearly eight years later, many pundits still don’t seem to realize why Donald Trump won the election in 2016. I didn’t vote for the man —…Mar 1Mar 1
Ryan WeberWhat is Woke?“What is woke?” we’ll ask you, “Are you able to define it? Or did you watch Fox News and learn that you Should thoughtlessly malign it.”Feb 271Feb 271
Ryan WeberThe First Time I Worried About Where We Might Be HeadedIn spring of my junior year of college — many years ago at this point — at around 2 a.m. on a Thursday morning, at a convenience store just…Jan 21, 2023Jan 21, 2023
Ryan WeberThe Other Boy Who Cried WolfYou may have heard of the village where a shepherd boy lied about seeing a wolf so often that when a wolf actually showed up and he cried…Jan 11, 20231Jan 11, 20231
Ryan WeberKamala Harris’s Debate Tactic: “That Little Girl” Was Bullsh*ttingNote: this piece was written during the 2020 election. But its point is still, I think, very relevant.Sep 18, 2022Sep 18, 2022
Ryan WeberThe Little Mermaid’s Scissor StatementThe newest battlefield for the culture war has gone down where it’s wetter, down where it’s better, as Disney has released the trailer for…Sep 18, 20221Sep 18, 20221
Ryan WeberThe CRT Paper That Gives The Perfect Microcosm For All That Is Wrong With CRTSince George Floyd died, I have begun to read leftist books and academic papers in an attempt to take them at their own word and not at the…Jul 30, 2022Jul 30, 2022
Ryan WeberReasons We Hate WokethoughtJust a list. Not justification — that’s to come. But I think it’s valuable to lay out exactly what my concerns about Wokethought are. Here…Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022
