Cameron Lee Cowan MA, MFA
@cameronjournal.bsky.social
Creative Director, The Cameron Journal | Cameron Lee Cowan is an author, political commentator, and observer of culture
Unlocking history: the secret to finding forgotten women.
I recently sat down with author Cinda Galt.
We talked about how historical fiction isn't just "making things up"...
It is a vehicle for reclaiming narratives that traditional archives erased.
I recently sat down with author Cinda Galt.
We talked about how historical fiction isn't just "making things up"...
It is a vehicle for reclaiming narratives that traditional archives erased.
January 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Unlocking history: the secret to finding forgotten women.
I recently sat down with author Cinda Galt.
We talked about how historical fiction isn't just "making things up"...
It is a vehicle for reclaiming narratives that traditional archives erased.
I recently sat down with author Cinda Galt.
We talked about how historical fiction isn't just "making things up"...
It is a vehicle for reclaiming narratives that traditional archives erased.
When Optimism Becomes Spiritual Bypassing: A Framework for Knowing the Difference
I've always been suspicious of optimists.Not because hope is wrong. I need hope as much as anyone. But I've watched too many people use optimism as a shield against hard truths, a way to avoid...
I've always been suspicious of optimists.Not because hope is wrong. I need hope as much as anyone. But I've watched too many people use optimism as a shield against hard truths, a way to avoid...
When Optimism Becomes Spiritual Bypassing: A Framework for Knowing the Difference
I've always been suspicious of optimists.Not because hope is wrong. I need hope as much as anyone. But I've watched too many people use optimism as a shield against hard truths, a way to avoid...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
When Optimism Becomes Spiritual Bypassing: A Framework for Knowing the Difference
I've always been suspicious of optimists.Not because hope is wrong. I need hope as much as anyone. But I've watched too many people use optimism as a shield against hard truths, a way to avoid...
I've always been suspicious of optimists.Not because hope is wrong. I need hope as much as anyone. But I've watched too many people use optimism as a shield against hard truths, a way to avoid...
Today on The Cameron Journal Podcast we are joined by Diana Colleen the author of, "They Could Be Saviors." What if the solution to climate and everything was simply curing billionaires of greed?
The Cure for Billionaires with Speculative Fiction Author Diana Colleen
Today on The Cameron Journal Podcast we are joined by Diana Colleen the author of, "They Could Be Saviors." What if the solution to climate and everything was simply curing billionaires of greed? The novel asks a provocative question: what if the only way to save the planet was to kidnap the billionaires destroying it? On the surface, it’s speculative fiction. But at its heart, it’s a cultural and political commentary — an attempt to reframe billionaire-ism not as success, but as an illness. About the book and award winning author Diana Colleen:
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January 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Today on The Cameron Journal Podcast we are joined by Diana Colleen the author of, "They Could Be Saviors." What if the solution to climate and everything was simply curing billionaires of greed?
Join Will, Connor, and Cam for another week where we talk about the latest trending topics like Jake Paul's fight and the latest dive into Death Stranding 2.
Hideo Kojima Wants you to Chew Your Video Games…and more! | The Living Joke EP 27.
Join Will, Connor, and Cam for another week where we talk about the latest trending topics like Jake Paul's fight and the latest dive into Death Stranding 2.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Join Will, Connor, and Cam for another week where we talk about the latest trending topics like Jake Paul's fight and the latest dive into Death Stranding 2.
The publishing secret traditional gatekeepers don't tell.
John David spent 30 years in corporate PR before writing a thriller.
The standard advice? Query agents. Get permission. Wait your turn.
The REALITY was much harsher.
John David spent 30 years in corporate PR before writing a thriller.
The standard advice? Query agents. Get permission. Wait your turn.
The REALITY was much harsher.
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The publishing secret traditional gatekeepers don't tell.
John David spent 30 years in corporate PR before writing a thriller.
The standard advice? Query agents. Get permission. Wait your turn.
The REALITY was much harsher.
John David spent 30 years in corporate PR before writing a thriller.
The standard advice? Query agents. Get permission. Wait your turn.
The REALITY was much harsher.
How one playwright bridges cultures creatively.
I've been diving into the work of Stan Lai, Asia's theater giant.
He doesn't just write plays. He dismantles the Western obsession with conflict...
And replaces it with something we desperately need: WISDOM.
I've been diving into the work of Stan Lai, Asia's theater giant.
He doesn't just write plays. He dismantles the Western obsession with conflict...
And replaces it with something we desperately need: WISDOM.
January 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
How one playwright bridges cultures creatively.
I've been diving into the work of Stan Lai, Asia's theater giant.
He doesn't just write plays. He dismantles the Western obsession with conflict...
And replaces it with something we desperately need: WISDOM.
I've been diving into the work of Stan Lai, Asia's theater giant.
He doesn't just write plays. He dismantles the Western obsession with conflict...
And replaces it with something we desperately need: WISDOM.
Political history hides one stubborn truth.
I often reflect on how much changes, yet how much stays the same in Washington.
There's a persistent pattern of outsiders facing an unmovable force.
Most people overlook it entirely.
I often reflect on how much changes, yet how much stays the same in Washington.
There's a persistent pattern of outsiders facing an unmovable force.
Most people overlook it entirely.
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Political history hides one stubborn truth.
I often reflect on how much changes, yet how much stays the same in Washington.
There's a persistent pattern of outsiders facing an unmovable force.
Most people overlook it entirely.
I often reflect on how much changes, yet how much stays the same in Washington.
There's a persistent pattern of outsiders facing an unmovable force.
Most people overlook it entirely.
This week on The Cameron Journal Newsletter, we're talking about the situation(s) in Minnesota and Venezuela. And then we deliver you the best of The Cameron Journal.
Shots Fired, Shots Fired: The Cameron Journal Newsletter
This week on The Cameron Journal Newsletter, we're talking about the situation(s) in Minnesota and Venezuela. And then we deliver you the best of The Cameron Journal.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:18 AM
This week on The Cameron Journal Newsletter, we're talking about the situation(s) in Minnesota and Venezuela. And then we deliver you the best of The Cameron Journal.
Your understanding might be holding you back.
We live in an age that confuses information acquisition with actual learning.
We think if we read the book or watched the TED Talk, we have the skill.
We don't.
Here is the uncomfortable truth about the Competence Gap.
We live in an age that confuses information acquisition with actual learning.
We think if we read the book or watched the TED Talk, we have the skill.
We don't.
Here is the uncomfortable truth about the Competence Gap.
January 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Your understanding might be holding you back.
We live in an age that confuses information acquisition with actual learning.
We think if we read the book or watched the TED Talk, we have the skill.
We don't.
Here is the uncomfortable truth about the Competence Gap.
We live in an age that confuses information acquisition with actual learning.
We think if we read the book or watched the TED Talk, we have the skill.
We don't.
Here is the uncomfortable truth about the Competence Gap.
Transform your scars into your greatest strength.
But here is the truth most people won't tell you:
You do not have to do it today.
But here is the truth most people won't tell you:
You do not have to do it today.
January 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Transform your scars into your greatest strength.
But here is the truth most people won't tell you:
You do not have to do it today.
But here is the truth most people won't tell you:
You do not have to do it today.
Mob lawyer offers new resilience blueprint.
I sat down with Bob Martin.
He defended the Gambino crime family during the "Cocaine Cowboys" era.
Now?
He teaches meditation.
But this is not your typical "find your zen" story...
It is about survival.
I sat down with Bob Martin.
He defended the Gambino crime family during the "Cocaine Cowboys" era.
Now?
He teaches meditation.
But this is not your typical "find your zen" story...
It is about survival.
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Mob lawyer offers new resilience blueprint.
I sat down with Bob Martin.
He defended the Gambino crime family during the "Cocaine Cowboys" era.
Now?
He teaches meditation.
But this is not your typical "find your zen" story...
It is about survival.
I sat down with Bob Martin.
He defended the Gambino crime family during the "Cocaine Cowboys" era.
Now?
He teaches meditation.
But this is not your typical "find your zen" story...
It is about survival.
Fiction: The overlooked expert on our world's problems?
We often look to data and policy for answers.
But what if the most profound insights into psychedelic transformation, wealth inequality, and climate change are hidden within compelling stories?
We often look to data and policy for answers.
But what if the most profound insights into psychedelic transformation, wealth inequality, and climate change are hidden within compelling stories?
January 7, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Fiction: The overlooked expert on our world's problems?
We often look to data and policy for answers.
But what if the most profound insights into psychedelic transformation, wealth inequality, and climate change are hidden within compelling stories?
We often look to data and policy for answers.
But what if the most profound insights into psychedelic transformation, wealth inequality, and climate change are hidden within compelling stories?
The dawn raid in Caracas symbolizes the decline of the post-1945 international order and the U.S.'s unilateralism in managing global power dynamics. By capturing Maduro without seeking international consensus, the U.S. signals a new era of multipolarity, prioritizing resource management over democra
Maduro and Venezuela: When Regime Change Becomes Foreign Policy Theater
The dawn raid in Caracas symbolizes the decline of the post-1945 international order and the U.S.'s unilateralism in managing global power dynamics. By capturing Maduro without seeking international consensus, the U.S. signals a new era of multipolarity, prioritizing resource management over democratic values, while other powers silently acknowledge this shift.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The dawn raid in Caracas symbolizes the decline of the post-1945 international order and the U.S.'s unilateralism in managing global power dynamics. By capturing Maduro without seeking international consensus, the U.S. signals a new era of multipolarity, prioritizing resource management over democra
This powerful interview with Paul Smith will change your own perspective of prison, rehabilitation and what we do to criminals in the name of justice.
Cruel and Unusual Punishment with Memoirist Paul Smith
This powerful interview with Paul Smith will change your own perspective of prison, rehabilitation and what we do to criminals in the name of justice.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This powerful interview with Paul Smith will change your own perspective of prison, rehabilitation and what we do to criminals in the name of justice.
Prison's true impact: not rehabilitation.
We assume incarceration fixes people.
But a clinical psychologist who spent 28 months inside federal prison reveals a much darker reality.
He went in expecting punishment...
He didn't expect a system designed to dismantle the human spirit.
We assume incarceration fixes people.
But a clinical psychologist who spent 28 months inside federal prison reveals a much darker reality.
He went in expecting punishment...
He didn't expect a system designed to dismantle the human spirit.
January 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Prison's true impact: not rehabilitation.
We assume incarceration fixes people.
But a clinical psychologist who spent 28 months inside federal prison reveals a much darker reality.
He went in expecting punishment...
He didn't expect a system designed to dismantle the human spirit.
We assume incarceration fixes people.
But a clinical psychologist who spent 28 months inside federal prison reveals a much darker reality.
He went in expecting punishment...
He didn't expect a system designed to dismantle the human spirit.
Come join Will, Connor, and Cam on The Living Joke New Year's Eve Special! We're hanging out, playing games and much more!
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December 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Come join Will, Connor, and Cam on The Living Joke New Year's Eve Special! We're hanging out, playing games and much more!
Check us out: youtube.com/@cameronjournal
Check us out: youtube.com/@cameronjournal
It's the Christmas show! This week, Will, Connor, and Cam talk about their favorite holiday memories from games and childhood. We wrap up with a video of a bad holiday movie,
Risk of Rain 2 DLC, Identifying as a Grinch (Holiday Card Disaster!) | The Living Joke
This week, Will, Connor, and Cam talk about the upcoming presidential address to the nation and talk about the shooting at Brown University and the death of Rob Reiner. Then we get into gaming with Connor's updates on Risk of Rain 2 DLC. Then we jump back into the holidays with an unnecessary scandal about a greeting card at Sainsbury's in the UK. The guys share their favorite holiday memories from games and childhood. We wrap up with a video of a bad holiday movie, The Grinch Who Stole Bitches, and we play a holiday themed 2 truths and a lie.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's the Christmas show! This week, Will, Connor, and Cam talk about their favorite holiday memories from games and childhood. We wrap up with a video of a bad holiday movie,
The Cameron Journal Newshour is back this week and we are talking about the untimely death of Rob Riener, the Brown shooting, and how society left men behind.
RIP Rob Reiner, Brown University Shooting, What’s Wrong with Men and AI
The Cameron Journal Newshour is back this week and we are talking about the untimely death of Rob Riener, the Brown shooting, and how society left men behind.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Cameron Journal Newshour is back this week and we are talking about the untimely death of Rob Riener, the Brown shooting, and how society left men behind.
This week Cameron talks about the new car rules Trump has put out, ICE is hring anyone with a pulse and much more on The Cameron Journal Newshour!
Trump’s New Car Rules, ICE Hiring and more | The Cameron Journal Newshour
This week Cameron talks about the new car rules Trump has put out, ICE is hring anyone with a pulse and much more on The Cameron Journal Newshour!
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December 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This week Cameron talks about the new car rules Trump has put out, ICE is hring anyone with a pulse and much more on The Cameron Journal Newshour!
This week on The Living Joke we ar etalking about Fabrege eggs, League updates and the Netflix/Warners deal!
Metroid Prime 4 Disaster, Netflix Buys Warner, and more! } The Living Joke
This week on The Living Joke we ar etalking about Fabrege eggs, League updates and the Netflix/Warners deal!
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December 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This week on The Living Joke we ar etalking about Fabrege eggs, League updates and the Netflix/Warners deal!
This week we're talking about Disney's AI partnership, military readiness challenges, and the politics of a nativity scene in MA.
AI and Cheap Drones: The Cameron Journal Newsletter
The Cameron Journal Newsletter features insights from Cameron Lee Cowan on current media narratives impacting culture and society. With the holiday season approaching, he emphasizes compassion for immigrants through a thought-provoking nativity display. The newsletter also discusses Disney's AI partnership, military readiness challenges, and highlights his new book, "America’s Lost Generation."
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December 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This week we're talking about Disney's AI partnership, military readiness challenges, and the politics of a nativity scene in MA.
Tonight on The Cameron Journal Newshour we are talking about Trump's new rules for cars, ICE and its lax hiring standards and how a nuclear plant has become a generational face-off.
Trump Relaxes Car Rules, ICE Hires Anybody, and Young People Want Progress!
Tonight on The Cameron Journal Newshour we are talking about Trump's new rules for cars, ICE and its lax hiring standards and how a nuclear plant has become a generational face-off.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Tonight on The Cameron Journal Newshour we are talking about Trump's new rules for cars, ICE and its lax hiring standards and how a nuclear plant has become a generational face-off.
Tonight on The Cameron Journal Newshour, Cameron talks about the latest news narratives around the big drug boat scandal in the caribbean after various boat bombings that killed innocent survivors and more!
Dems Starting a Revolution? OU Student Failed for Using the Bible? | The Cameron Journal Newshour
Tonight on The Cameron Journal Newshour, Cameron talks about the latest news narratives around the big drug boat scandal in the caribbean after various boat bombings that killed innocent survivors and more!
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December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tonight on The Cameron Journal Newshour, Cameron talks about the latest news narratives around the big drug boat scandal in the caribbean after various boat bombings that killed innocent survivors and more!
The Cameron Journal Newsletter, curated by Cameron Lee Cowan, provides weekly commentary on media narratives impacting culture and society. This week we have post-Thanksgiving updates, ongoing scandals regarding COVID-19 funds in Minnesota, and the implications of potential healthcare reform.
Minnesota’s Somali Fraud: The Cameron Journal Newsletter
The Cameron Journal Newsletter, curated by Cameron Lee Cowan, provides weekly commentary on media narratives impacting culture and society. Recent topics include post-Thanksgiving updates, ongoing scandals regarding COVID-19 funds in Minnesota, and the implications of potential healthcare reform. The author reflects on the challenges faced by Millennials and Gen Z concerning instability and hope for the future.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Cameron Journal Newsletter, curated by Cameron Lee Cowan, provides weekly commentary on media narratives impacting culture and society. This week we have post-Thanksgiving updates, ongoing scandals regarding COVID-19 funds in Minnesota, and the implications of potential healthcare reform.
Anne Marie Waters joins us this week to talk about democracy, islam in the UK and why the European immigration crisis is hitting the UK so hard and why the government needs to take action now.
A New Chapter in Defending Democracy with Anne Marie Waters
Anne Marie Waters joins us this week to talk about democracy, islam in the UK and why the European immigration crisis is hitting the UK so hard and why the government needs to take action now.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Anne Marie Waters joins us this week to talk about democracy, islam in the UK and why the European immigration crisis is hitting the UK so hard and why the government needs to take action now.