Eric Reitan
@ericreitan.bsky.social
Philosopher, writer, violinist, father to humans and dogs, spouse to a human. Science fiction novel, So Eden Sank to Grief, out now from Quoir Books. New philosophy book, Troubled Paradise, just released by Cascade Press.
Transparency about the source of costs amounts to a "hostile and political act" only if the truth, clearly seen, is damaging to those in power.
April 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Transparency about the source of costs amounts to a "hostile and political act" only if the truth, clearly seen, is damaging to those in power.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
Apparently "America First" means "America Alone." And "America Alone" entails "America Last."
Pray for America.
Pray for America.
March 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Apparently "America First" means "America Alone." And "America Alone" entails "America Last."
Pray for America.
Pray for America.
The sought to humiliate him. They failed. Instead, they shamed themselves. But their shamelessness renders them oblivious.
March 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The sought to humiliate him. They failed. Instead, they shamed themselves. But their shamelessness renders them oblivious.
The President just signed an executive order declaring that the nation formerly called Canada shall now be called Ork. He has directed the CIA to devote its resources to identifying a resident of Ork named "Mork," hoping thereby to shore up support among Robin Williams fans.
February 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The President just signed an executive order declaring that the nation formerly called Canada shall now be called Ork. He has directed the CIA to devote its resources to identifying a resident of Ork named "Mork," hoping thereby to shore up support among Robin Williams fans.
If you haven't watched Ezra Klein's video essay, "Don't Believe Him," it is absolutely worth the 13 minutes. youtu.be/K8QLgLfqh6s?...
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February 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If you haven't watched Ezra Klein's video essay, "Don't Believe Him," it is absolutely worth the 13 minutes. youtu.be/K8QLgLfqh6s?...
Here's the thing about US foreign aid: it is intimately tied to the problem of migrant refugees flooding our borders. People don't want to leave their homeland unless the circumstances are intolerable. Foreign aid helps make their circumstances tolerable. 1/2
February 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Here's the thing about US foreign aid: it is intimately tied to the problem of migrant refugees flooding our borders. People don't want to leave their homeland unless the circumstances are intolerable. Foreign aid helps make their circumstances tolerable. 1/2
When your policy for hiring and retaining federal workers is all about party loyalty rather than qualifications, you are doing what some people accuses DEI policies of doing.
What's a good name for this practice of hiring based on party allegiance without regard for the ability to do the job?
What's a good name for this practice of hiring based on party allegiance without regard for the ability to do the job?
February 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When your policy for hiring and retaining federal workers is all about party loyalty rather than qualifications, you are doing what some people accuses DEI policies of doing.
What's a good name for this practice of hiring based on party allegiance without regard for the ability to do the job?
What's a good name for this practice of hiring based on party allegiance without regard for the ability to do the job?
The definition of a conservative I grew up with: you are cautious about changing inherited institutions and traditions and ways of doing things too quickly, since what took generations to build can be destroyed far more quickly.
February 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The definition of a conservative I grew up with: you are cautious about changing inherited institutions and traditions and ways of doing things too quickly, since what took generations to build can be destroyed far more quickly.
Wishing you the blessings of the Advent season. We wait on anticipation of a good that transcends this world, and yet descends into it.
December 16, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Wishing you the blessings of the Advent season. We wait on anticipation of a good that transcends this world, and yet descends into it.
Just to clarify, when people speak of "toxic masculinity" they do not mean "masculinity, all of which is toxic." They mean "the kind of masculinity that's toxic." It's a particular conception of what it is to be a man that's being challenged, not manhood itself.
December 15, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Just to clarify, when people speak of "toxic masculinity" they do not mean "masculinity, all of which is toxic." They mean "the kind of masculinity that's toxic." It's a particular conception of what it is to be a man that's being challenged, not manhood itself.
Many years ago as a teen, I got to my violin lesson and my teacher said, "Hey, try out this violin." I played a few notes. It was *amazing*.
Turns out it was a Stradivarius.
Today, I put a new brand of strings on my old German violin (ones I got as a gift)...and it was like that.
Holy $#!*.
Turns out it was a Stradivarius.
Today, I put a new brand of strings on my old German violin (ones I got as a gift)...and it was like that.
Holy $#!*.
December 14, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Many years ago as a teen, I got to my violin lesson and my teacher said, "Hey, try out this violin." I played a few notes. It was *amazing*.
Turns out it was a Stradivarius.
Today, I put a new brand of strings on my old German violin (ones I got as a gift)...and it was like that.
Holy $#!*.
Turns out it was a Stradivarius.
Today, I put a new brand of strings on my old German violin (ones I got as a gift)...and it was like that.
Holy $#!*.
COVER REVEAL!
Front and back covers of my new book, forthcoming in the new year.
The cover image is by Munch, my mother's favorite painters.
My mother passed away while I was completing this book, so the cover doesn't just fit the book's theme but is a wonderful tribute to her memory.
Front and back covers of my new book, forthcoming in the new year.
The cover image is by Munch, my mother's favorite painters.
My mother passed away while I was completing this book, so the cover doesn't just fit the book's theme but is a wonderful tribute to her memory.
December 9, 2024 at 10:55 PM
COVER REVEAL!
Front and back covers of my new book, forthcoming in the new year.
The cover image is by Munch, my mother's favorite painters.
My mother passed away while I was completing this book, so the cover doesn't just fit the book's theme but is a wonderful tribute to her memory.
Front and back covers of my new book, forthcoming in the new year.
The cover image is by Munch, my mother's favorite painters.
My mother passed away while I was completing this book, so the cover doesn't just fit the book's theme but is a wonderful tribute to her memory.