Archive - The Bugbear Dispatch

We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduleed Bugbear Dispatch

My fellow bugbears, I need to start this post off by apologizing for the unannounced and unscheduled absence of new dispatches over the past couple of…

May 3 •

April 2025

March 2025

The Fundamental Fiction of Being Apolitical

Part I: Rationalizing the Path of Least Resistance

Mar 24 •

On USAID, Christian Missions, and Sitting With Uncomfortable Tensions

If you have to choose between Elon Musk and evangelical missions alleviating disease and poverty, you hold your nose and choose the evangelicals

Mar 15 •

The Social Dynamics of Nostalgia

Part II: Nostalgia in Microcosm and Some Personal Reflections on Nostalgia as a Transgender American

Mar 3 •

February 2025

The Social Dynamics of Nostalgia

Part I: Nostalgia and American Fascism

Feb 23 •

Method in the Madness: The Patterns of American Authoritarianism

Plus, Bugbear Dispatch Updates and Bonus Content for Paid Subscribers

Feb 16 •

A Few Thoughts on Self-Care

My fellow bugbears, happy Major Sportzball Day to those who celebrate, I guess.

Feb 9 •

When Will the Democrats Stand Up Against Fascist Culture Wars and For the Party's Base?

The answer, I fear, might have to do with porcine wings and an extreme cold snap in a very hot place

Feb 2 •

January 2025

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