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Word War Infinity
How America declared war on the English language
The Disrespectful Americans
Knowing your enemy means at least knowing their name
Why Don’t We Call Sieges ‘Sieges’?
The ‘medieval’ siege of Gaza, using modern technology
How Genocide Became Conventional
‘Israel’ and the Genocide Convention both started in 1948
Why We Need To Stop Fighting Climate Change
How do you fight a force of nature, and should it be done?
How ChatGPT Is A Bullshit Artist
ChatGPT’s core functionality is generating bullshit
The Wrecking Of Names
Confucius said the most important thing was ‘rectifying names’. What did he mean?
You Are Not Your Name
Meditations on the self and names
What’s In A Name?
Why having one ‘official’ name is so alien
Pronouns And Power
The view from other languages.
Why Trans Rights Are Just Polite
Civil rights are just being civil
The Opposite Of 'Woke' Is Being A Snoozer
The bed's on fire. There's no going back to sleep
How The Oxford Comma Created A Small Diplomatic Incident
How the UK has or hasn’t threatened to divide Sri Lanka
Dad, Appa, Thatha — What’s In A Father’s Name?
Asking my inner dad what to call myself