Michael Kaplan
@differance.bsky.social
Writer. Teacher. Scholar of rhetoric, media and democracy.
Chicago Bears and Arsenal fan. My work is mysterious and important.
Chicago Bears and Arsenal fan. My work is mysterious and important.
"Women. Boy, I don't know"
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"Women. Boy, I don't know"
Latest AI data centers coming online
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Latest AI data centers coming online
la loi c'est moi
October 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
la loi c'est moi
even sticking with healthcare can be done more effectively. like this:
October 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
even sticking with healthcare can be done more effectively. like this:
how to do things with onion polls, blaming the party out of power edition
September 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
how to do things with onion polls, blaming the party out of power edition
it finally hit me
September 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
it finally hit me
this is what we used to call performative contradiction.
September 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
this is what we used to call performative contradiction.
Political violence. Boy, I don't know…
September 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Political violence. Boy, I don't know…
Was this particular adjective necessary?
September 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Was this particular adjective necessary?
about 2 years after arriving in this country, I was assigned this little number in a social studies class. my English wasn't yet good enough to comprehend much of it, but I got the gist. it made enough of an impression that I still recall reading it 40+ years ago.
September 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
about 2 years after arriving in this country, I was assigned this little number in a social studies class. my English wasn't yet good enough to comprehend much of it, but I got the gist. it made enough of an impression that I still recall reading it 40+ years ago.
Better yet, I can buy stupid people
September 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Better yet, I can buy stupid people
it's in the Education section:
September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
it's in the Education section: