by C. Mac, Managing Editor | Apr 8, 2026 | April 2026, Commentary, Magazine
There is an old fantasy in politics that if you pass enough laws, people will eventually start believing them. Anyone who has ever tried to convince a stubborn family member that the same government sending billions of dollars a year to Israel which helps fund their...
by C. Mac, Managing Editor | Apr 8, 2026 | April 2026, Culture & Society, Magazine
In storytelling, there is a famous narrative device known as the Save the Cat plot device, introduced by screenwriter Blake Snyder in Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need (Snyder, 2005). The idea is simple: if a character rescues a helpless...
by C. Mac, Managing Editor | Mar 15, 2026 | Features, Magazine, March 2026
One of the more vociferous outcries screeched from the middle and left sides of the political spectrum is a curious one. “But the Nazis burned books!” They wail, as if Hitler had some sort of grievance with Bibles, dictionaries and anything that didn’t have a swastika...
