The Libertarian Opposition is Rising…
There are certain English sentences which explain a plot, and there are sentences which, having explained the plot, proceed rather impertinently to explain half of human history. I believe Tolkien possessed a peculiar gift for the latter. “Oft evil will shall evil mar,” Theoden remarks in The Two Towers, somewhere towards the latter end of […]
by Sean Dempsey | 08/06/24 I swear by God in heaven above: I had not intended during this vacation north to become some sort of rogue or dishonest man! Indeed, I had intended nothing of the sort. I had intended only to mail a simple postcard, dammit! And if ever there was a thing less […]
By Sean Dempsey | 08/06/26 (Bible verses sourced using ChatGPT) Of late it’s become apparent that Christianity, though perhaps serviceable in some respects to well-meaning persons, unfortunately contains several harsh words and/or doctrines rather unsuited to this postmodern, far more civilized age. Chief among these is the regrettable and rather unchristian notion that God is […]
By Sean Dempsey | 08/04/26 “You like shish-kabobs, right?” Papa asked rather impatiently as I emerged from the back bedroom, rubbing sleep from my eyes. “Good morning, Dad,” I replied, quickly heading outside to the urine-dendrum patch sitting between two large pines. The sun was high in the sky already. I’d slept in well past 10am. […]
A rather derivative modern adaptation of “Notes from Underground” by the insurmountable F. Dostoevsky. by S. Dempsey | 07/30/26 I I do believe I am an earnest man. I am simultaneously a ridiculous one. I am, perhaps, an earnest man precisely because I am ridiculous. No, that is not it either; I have merely learned […]
In order to successfully get a population of human beings to hunger for waging a brutal, unprovoked war against other human souls, you must first make your enemy completely inhuman. Make them into monsters. Barbarians. They must be evil! Galvanize righteous hatred and religious zeal against them! Explain that Jesus loves those who hate the […]
by Sean Dempsey | 07/21/26 Dear reader, before you begin this story please know that every fact is real. I embellished nothing, save my typical literary flare. Always remember this simple truth: upon this earth, human injustice is not the exception, it is the rule… ===== It was 11:07am on a Tuesday when I first […]
Sean Dempsey | 07/14/26 It is a circumstance of no small moment, upon the fortunate death of Senator Lindsey Graham on the 12th of July in the year 2026, that the customary veil of funeral oratory should be torn aside. This is not the season for misty recollections of a “true American patriot” or a […]
A Treatise on Metamodern Patriotism By Sean Dempsey | 07/08/24 It has become fashionable among the well-fed and self-serving flatterers of power to insist that a man must either adore his government or despise his country. They say this as though America were a marble idol seated behind a mahogany desk in Washington DC, signing […]
By Sean Dempsey | 07/02/26 Never before in history have we, once poor mortal men, been more akin to gods. It is truly miraculous the world we have invented for ourselves and the reality we have forcefully bent to our undying will! For it is beyond interesting. It is inspiring and invigorating that at no […]