Daniel J. WillisAn open letter to the Concord City Council on responsible policingPolice should be public servants, not peacekeepers. Police should not be an occupying force imposing order on the public.May 31, 2020May 31, 2020
Daniel J. WillisHow Tax Brackets WorkPop culture and conventional wisdom lied to you about tax brackets, so learn how they really work so you can “um, actually” your friends!Jan 6, 2019Jan 6, 2019
Daniel J. WillisWho Makes The Decisions If You Don’t Bother?Today is Election Day in California (Vote, you jerks!) and turnout is expected to be low (Seriously, you jerks! Vote!), and a recurring…Jun 6, 2018Jun 6, 2018
Daniel J. WillisMy email to Sen. FeinsteinThat you would even entertain the possibility of letting Jeff Sessions lead law enforcement is so appalling as to be unforgivable.Jan 27, 20171Jan 27, 20171
Daniel J. WillisWhat if Kanye’s visit to Trump Tower isn’t meant to be a distraction?Apophenia is the human mind’s drive to find patterns in randomness, to find simple causes for every effect.Dec 13, 2016Dec 13, 2016
Daniel J. WillisOn Suicide Squad and lazy writingI like a good movie. I even like a bad movie with heart. But Suicide Squad doesn’t even make an effort.Aug 17, 2016Aug 17, 2016
Daniel J. WillisHacked voting machines, investment as blackmail, and Trump as an unwitting Russian moleSo I’ve been reading William Gibson’s Twitter feed and he’s RT’ing a lot of speculation about the vulnerability of electronic voting…Jul 30, 2016Jul 30, 2016
Daniel J. WillisInside Hillary Clinton’s secret VP selection meetingCampaign Chairman John Podesta: Gentlemen, I’ve gathered you here today because while we’re winning every poll we’re losing in one…Jul 23, 2016Jul 23, 2016
Daniel J. WillisOn No-Fly Lists and Gun ControlOn the one hand, I get it. Tying gun control to the No-Fly List is extremely problematic. The list is dumb and racist. You aren’t even…Jun 23, 2016Jun 23, 2016
Daniel J. WillisSo, who’s going to become President?We’ve reached that stage in the Presidential campaign season where nobody is even a little bit rational. Every poll, every statistic, every…May 24, 2016May 24, 2016