Essay Archive

Every published argument, newest first.

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    A Right-Libertarian Thought Leader

    My right-libertarianism begins with the individual, distrusts governments and group identities, and refuses to surrender my judgment to a party, religion, or corporation.

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    The Promise of the Borg

    I use large language models to retrieve, frame, and test my work, but polished model output can’t reproduce my cadence, my judgment, or my ownership of the page.

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    Hub Hospitals Hate Health Care

    Brigham nurses’ fight over staffing and benefits extends a 2018 Question 1 conflict in which hospital power, political silence, and patient care met at the ballot box.

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    I Break Brains

    ADHD and OCPD sharpen my pattern recognition behind my arguments, while my late suspicion of autism keeps my growing confidence bounded by uncertainty instead of diagnosis.

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    The Name Game

    A child’s name can carry family history, language, race, class, and parental vanity into every room, making a parent’s first gift a lifelong social judgment.

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    The Cult of Taylor Swift

    Taylor Swift’s wedding spectacle exposes a celebrity culture that excuses alleged violence, punishes dissent, and teaches young girls to mistake fame for moral authority.

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    I Declare Dependence

    My ownership of jonathanbowen.boston can’t free me from government or corporate power, but it can keep my voice alive after a social platform suspends my account.