The Teaspoon Brigade

Published Posts

  • What 40k Gets Right and Wrong 

    In some ways, the Imperium of Man is a great commentary on authoritarian regimes. In others, not so much.

  • Conservative Art and ‘The Boys’ Finale

    For a show which critiqued the far right, The Boys reinforces some very conservative ideas in its ending.

  • Certainty and Doubt

    Doubt isn’t something to be scared of; if anything, it’s the excess of certainty that leads us to dark places.

  • The Death Machine, Notes and Comments

    Some additional thoughts on War, and how we calculate and understand something like ‘deadliness.’

  • The Death Machine

    Modern War is not more humane or moderated than the conflict of the past. In fact, we’ve more or less perfected the Death Machine.

  • Is this the Golden Age?

    Through sleight of hand, we have a narrative that everything is great and getting better. But there’s a couple of problems.

  • Why You Need Star Trek

    If you’ve never given it a try, you should. We need more media which can inspire and encourage us.

  • Normalising Atrocity

    Things that should be unthinkable or unspeakable are constant now. How it happened, and something we can do about it.

  • Reading Recommendations, April 2026

    Some things I’ve been reading, watching, and enjoying. Take a peek and have fun.