The Porcupine Press
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The world that reads does not fight with each other. theporcupinepress.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The world that reads does not fight with each other. theporcupinepress.com
My God, we thought those were penises at first. theporcupinepress.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My God, we thought those were penises at first. theporcupinepress.com
We are nearing our 100th issue. Free on Sundays. This week some thoughts on what makes up our healthcare industry, and a few stories you may have missed. Subscribe here: theporcupinepress.com
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A Democratic Digest on Civics and Leadership
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August 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We are nearing our 100th issue. Free on Sundays. This week some thoughts on what makes up our healthcare industry, and a few stories you may have missed. Subscribe here: theporcupinepress.com
This is how democracy is saved. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
June 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is how democracy is saved. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
Tomorrow's issue of The Porcupine, a reminder of the common ground that we DO have. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
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June 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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How does democracy hold? Everything, everywhere, all at once. That's my piece tomorrow in The Porcupine: theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
May 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
How does democracy hold? Everything, everywhere, all at once. That's my piece tomorrow in The Porcupine: theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
This week's issue on keeping the public in public service. Free on Sundays! theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
May 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This week's issue on keeping the public in public service. Free on Sundays! theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
Tomorrow, a piece on idioms and idiots in The Porcupine. Free every Sunday morning. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
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May 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Tomorrow, a piece on idioms and idiots in The Porcupine. Free every Sunday morning. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
We are in the moment where everyone needs to practice civil disobedience to protect our children's future. It is as simple as that. The moment that makes Americans who they are. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
April 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We are in the moment where everyone needs to practice civil disobedience to protect our children's future. It is as simple as that. The moment that makes Americans who they are. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
RUN! Essay on the recent shooting, with a personal perspective. theporcupinepress.com/p/lxxv-run-0...
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April 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
RUN! Essay on the recent shooting, with a personal perspective. theporcupinepress.com/p/lxxv-run-0...
Voices, Votes, or Violence. Tomorrow in The Porcupine. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
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April 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Voices, Votes, or Violence. Tomorrow in The Porcupine. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
Tomorrow's piece includes a bit on fear avoidance and the influence on our leadership decisions. Free on Sundays: theporcupinepress.com/
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Tomorrow's piece includes a bit on fear avoidance and the influence on our leadership decisions. Free on Sundays: theporcupinepress.com/
One of the best pieces I've read: open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Is There a Murrow in the House?
Edward R. Murrow exemplified a free press unbowed by autocracy—and if American democracy is to survive, we need his like again
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March 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
One of the best pieces I've read: open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Stop and read this. Authenticity will be what saves the country from this purposeful predation. Here's the judge: "(Judge) Alsup said it was a “lie” that the probationary workers who were fired had performance issues. “It is sad, a sad day when our government would fire some good employee and say it
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March 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Stop and read this. Authenticity will be what saves the country from this purposeful predation. Here's the judge: "(Judge) Alsup said it was a “lie” that the probationary workers who were fired had performance issues. “It is sad, a sad day when our government would fire some good employee and say it
Have we reached the tipping point yet? Do you not see there is a clear difference between serving the public and selling the public? The damage will continue until these predators are stopped.
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March 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Have we reached the tipping point yet? Do you not see there is a clear difference between serving the public and selling the public? The damage will continue until these predators are stopped.
Every organization needs this level of authenticity. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
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March 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Every organization needs this level of authenticity. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
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The great trade off for public service is that you can make a decent living while doing good things. You may give up money you'd make in the private sector but you get a bit more stability and typically affordable access to benefits. When the private market gets involved into the public sector with
This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.
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March 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The great trade off for public service is that you can make a decent living while doing good things. You may give up money you'd make in the private sector but you get a bit more stability and typically affordable access to benefits. When the private market gets involved into the public sector with
There are certain expectations when we go to buy a car, get a sandwich, etc. If there weren't, we would simply accept whatever we're handed. The administration is using a very similar approach to delete public services. "Doesn't matter what is produced. It shouldn't exist. You just need us." It's th
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
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March 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
There are certain expectations when we go to buy a car, get a sandwich, etc. If there weren't, we would simply accept whatever we're handed. The administration is using a very similar approach to delete public services. "Doesn't matter what is produced. It shouldn't exist. You just need us." It's th
Think the kids need to move out? Maybe not. Read about it tomorrow morning in The Porcupine. Free on Sundays.
The Porcupine
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March 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Think the kids need to move out? Maybe not. Read about it tomorrow morning in The Porcupine. Free on Sundays.
Hard to keep up with the daily embarrassment. Nevertheless, tomorrow's issue of The Porcupine includes the importance of shared history. Free on Sundays.
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March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hard to keep up with the daily embarrassment. Nevertheless, tomorrow's issue of The Porcupine includes the importance of shared history. Free on Sundays.
You know whose been working every single day for his people?
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February 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
You know whose been working every single day for his people?
I've been vested into Japanese culture since stories from my grandfather on his time as a marine in WWII, and to the wonderful family that let me live with them near Osaka in 1991. Maybe its from the trauma of that war, but the Japanese are hardworking and brilliant at keeping one foot in respecting
Combining millions of years of evolution with tech wizardry: the cyborg cockroach
From disaster zones to extreme environments, there remain areas difficult for even humans to reliably access. This poses a problem for search-and-rescue operations, research, surveillance, and more. Now, however, a research team from Osaka University and Diponegoro University, Indonesia is hard at work on one potential solution: the cyborg insect.
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February 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I've been vested into Japanese culture since stories from my grandfather on his time as a marine in WWII, and to the wonderful family that let me live with them near Osaka in 1991. Maybe its from the trauma of that war, but the Japanese are hardworking and brilliant at keeping one foot in respecting
This little gem from today's Guardian: "Meanwhile, the writers, artists and publishers still making sense of how their work is being used to train the AI models must have been amused by the OpenAI’s complaints that Chinese AI firms are using its intellectual property to develop their own products. P
February 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This little gem from today's Guardian: "Meanwhile, the writers, artists and publishers still making sense of how their work is being used to train the AI models must have been amused by the OpenAI’s complaints that Chinese AI firms are using its intellectual property to develop their own products. P
There has never been a time in history that putting people out of work, especially decent paying jobs with benefits, was good for the economy or families. This is also an abandonment of America's role as a world leader, where USAID has assisted in construction packages (typically with the purchase o
February 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There has never been a time in history that putting people out of work, especially decent paying jobs with benefits, was good for the economy or families. This is also an abandonment of America's role as a world leader, where USAID has assisted in construction packages (typically with the purchase o
We may need to have four years in the wilderness to move people beyond ideology. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe
January 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We may need to have four years in the wilderness to move people beyond ideology. theporcupinepress.com/subscribe