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Charlie Kirk and postmodern conservatism

The murder of Charlie Kirk isn’t just another act of political violence…it’s something more.

Sep 20, 2025 • Brenden

Simulated Conviction

and some holy ghosting...

Jun 4, 2025 • Brenden

Schizo-surveillance: the politics of sanity

Psychiatry has been scrutinized more as a mechanism of control than recognized as a tool for healing.

Feb 5, 2025 • Brenden

20:50

Consumed by Consumption: The Self-Help Industry & The Erosion of Self

I’ve been working on an essay that uses the recent Jay Shetty controversy as a lens to explore deeper themes around individuality and how capitalism…

Oct 15, 2024 • Brenden

Some Reflections on "Creator" and Writers I've Been Appreciating

I. I admit it: I’m an overconfident writer—arrogant, even.

Aug 29, 2024 • Brenden

Recent posts

God, are you listening?

“God is dead.

Jun 7, 2022 • Brenden

27:45

The New Radical Centrist

And how we should treat the centrist of old.

Jan 9 • Brenden

19:03

Nick Fuentes on Piers Morgan: Why Fuentes Appeals to Young Men

In his recent interview with Piers Morgan, Nick Fuentes admitted to being a “27-year-old virgin,” doubled down on his praise for Hitler, and called for…

Dec 12, 2025 • Brenden

The Status Quo Is Extreme (That’s Why I’m a Centrist)

I’m a centrist.

Dec 4, 2025 • Brenden

The Labyrinth

The Status Quo Is Extreme (That’s Why I’m a Centrist)

I’m a centrist.

Dec 4, 2025 • Brenden

Charlie Kirk and postmodern conservatism

The murder of Charlie Kirk isn’t just another act of political violence…it’s something more.

Sep 20, 2025 • Brenden

Twitter: when attention becomes the gospel

There’s something happening on Twitter.

Aug 11, 2025 • Brenden

Simulated Conviction

and some holy ghosting...

Jun 4, 2025 • Brenden

The Book

The Labyrinth of the Sublime: Confronting the Council of Buffoons

I. For this essay, I implore you to hold my solemnity, but I won’t promise to reciprocate.

Aug 28, 2024 • Brenden

The elephants and a serpent

a potential foreclosure in the unconscious

Mar 18, 2024 • Brenden

Echoes of the past beneath a burning tree

memories in flux and a flame's embrace

Aug 17, 2023 • Brenden

The suited man and an inky abyss

vision of a resilient metropolis

Aug 9, 2023 • Brenden

The Fiction

The Young Pope: conversation on faith, doubt, and divine irony

a fictional dialogue with Jude Law's character Lenny from HBO's The Young Pope

Feb 22, 2024 • Brenden

Sep 6, 2023 • Brenden

Medusa: God of data and desire

Jul 23, 2023 • Brenden

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