The Teaspoon Brigade

Published Posts

  • The End of the World as we Know it

    The Political and Social Order is being torn apart, but was it good to begin with? This ending can also be a beginning.

  • Reading Recommendations, December 2025

    Some books and media I’ve been enjoying recently, and which have shaped my thoughts & views. Check them out over the holiday break.

  • History isn’t Inevitable

    It might sound compelling, but when human decisions don’t create history, redressing historical wrongs can be impossible.

  • Andor’s Gender Trouble, Part Two

    Andor’s Gender Trouble, Part Two

    Following up on some issues a very good show has – why did they have to dip into problematic tropes and uncomfortable trends?

  • Building Trust

    We should resist the urge to retreat inward in the face of tragedy or uncertainty – challenging power means reaching outward and building trust and alliances.

  • Who does Art Belong to?

    Progressives sometimes vacate culture when the far-right move in. It’s a natural instinct, but it’s also what they’re counting on.

  • There are no ‘Good’ Empires

    You ever watch much Monty Python? I watched it sometimes growing up. In Life of Brian, there’s a scene of Judean rebels who want to drive out the Romans. Why? Because “what have the…

  • Beyond Tolerance

    Beyond Tolerance

    Teaspoon Spend time around religious spaces, and you get the sense there are two ways communities tend to respond to people who they see as “outsiders.” Recently it’s been LGBTQ+ people, but other outsider…

  • Brief Explanations

    Brief Explanations

    To give a summary of what this is, and explain a few little things.