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The Map is Not the Territory
1 May 2026 @ 6:19 am
OK, here’s the first chapter of Strangers in a Strange Homeland, the USA road-trip book, which will be published by Arcade Publishing later this year, hopefully. I don’t usually publish drafts of work in progress, but, as my regular readers know, I’ve been more or less totally out of commission for the last four months… Read More The Map is Not the Territory
No Robots
1 April 2026 @ 4:42 am
This will be a very brief update on my health and legal battles for subscribers. There won’t be any opining on Iran or Epstein or Trump or anyone or anything else. First, my heartfelt thanks to all the paid subscribers who have hung in there with me during these last few months of non-activity. I’m… Read More No Robots
Medical Leave
20 February 2026 @ 2:18 pm
I’m going to be out of commission for a while. I’ll spare you (or deny you) the gory details. The short version is, I am in pretty bad shape, and, after a couple more unpleasant diagnostic procedures, I’m going to get operated on by a big, scary-looking robot like the one in the photo above.… Read More Medical Leave
The Golden Age of America Made Great Again
28 January 2026 @ 1:01 pm
Has America been made great again enough for you yet? I asked that question back in May of last year in a column titled The Godzilla Window. It didn’t go over very well at the time, at least not with my conservative readers. Here are a couple excerpts … Personally, I don’t know how much… Read More The Golden Age of America Made Great Again
A Visit by the German Thought Police
26 November 2025 @ 5:09 pm
Three armed Berlin police officers arrived at my door this morning with a warrant to search my apartment. They conducted the search, interrogated me and my wife, and confiscated my computer. The search warrant was issued in connection with a new criminal investigation of me by the Berlin State Prosecutor. Once again, as in 2023,… Read More A Visit by the German Thought Police
Back in the U.S.S.A.
3 September 2025 @ 4:32 pm
OK, I’m not back in the U.S.S.A. quite yet, but I’ll be there Sunday night, assuming (a) the German officials allow me to leave, and (b) the Guardians of American Greatness at JFK Airport let me into the country. I think they have to let me in. I’m still a U.S. citizen, after all, so… Read More Back in the U.S.S.A.
All Apologies
26 August 2025 @ 4:02 pm
Here comes Road Trip Update No. 4. Road Trip Update No. 4 will probably be the second to last update before the road trip begins on September 11th. It includes a few exciting additions and adjustments to our ever-evolving itinerary, and some other details that you might find interesting. Before we get into Road Trip… Read More All Apologies
The Kindness of Strangers
14 August 2025 @ 1:22 pm
OK, here comes America Road Trip Update No. 3. America Road Trip Update No. 3 is going to be predominantly promotional. It’s also going to be a little sappy, probably, which I know is out of character for me, but I’m extremely grateful to all the kind readers who are organizing gatherings and dinners and… Read More The Kindness of Strangers
Epistle to the Wokians
5 August 2025 @ 1:18 pm
Here comes Road Trip Update No. 2. It’s a bit of a weird update, as you are about to discover. Before we get into it, I want to convey my heartfelt thanks to all the kind readers who have invited us into their homes, and are organizing gatherings of people to come talk with us,… Read More Epistle to the Wokians
Strangers in a Strange Homeland
5 August 2025 @ 1:09 pm
[N.B. This is America Road Trip Project Update No. 1, originally published on Substack. I am publishing it here on the Consent Factory blog late, having just published Update No. 2.] So the America Road Trip Project is coming together quickly. This will be the first of a series of updates I plan to post… Read More Strangers in a Strange Homeland