Derek CressmanFed Up with Runaway Campaign Spending, 86% of Maine Voters Back Constitutional Amendment to…After facing hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign spending from corporations aimed at influencing elections, Maine voters…Nov 9, 20231Nov 9, 20231
Derek CressmanReview of Paved Paradise — How Parking Explains the World by Henry GrabarJul 16, 2023Jul 16, 2023
Derek CressmanLet’s Talk About Sheep, Meat, and Climate ChangeAfter spending roughly three decades of my life as either a strict vegetarian, pescatarian, and even a year or so as a vegan, I’ve now…Jun 19, 20232Jun 19, 20232
Derek CressmanGeorge Santos, Performance ArtistThe congressman from New York elected under the name George Santos never worked on Wall Street, never graduated from college, and was never…Jan 23, 20231Jan 23, 20231
Derek CressmanTwitter’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Elon Musk — It’s AdvertisingYes, Elon Musk is an arrogant, petulant billionaire who might just run twitter into the ground. Yes, there are serious concerns with how…Dec 16, 2022Dec 16, 2022
Derek CressmanI was happy to vote in California’s RecallI know that many fellow Californians feel the attempted recall of Governor Gavin Newsom is a waste of time and money, but I was happy to…Sep 3, 20212Sep 3, 20212
Derek CressmanAristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics — a Belated ReviewI picked up a copy of Nicomachean Ethics recently, while waiting for family members to slowly peruse a museum giftshop. It seemed like a…Jun 25, 2019Jun 25, 2019
Derek Cressman“It Can’t Happen Here,” — Until it Does A Review of the novel by Sinclair LewisIn the 1935 political novel It Can’t Happen Here, author Sinclair Lewis paints a frightening realistic picture of how authoritarianism…Jun 11, 20191Jun 11, 20191
Derek CressmanReview of Ayn Rand’s Atlas ShruggedAn entertaining but twisted re-brand of social DarwinismDec 18, 20182Dec 18, 20182
Derek CressmanRecovering from, and preventing, frozen shoulderWhen I was 49 years old, my right shoulder froze. I could not raise my arm higher than my head and learned to shampoo and comb my hair with…Sep 17, 2018Sep 17, 2018