Hal ConickFeeling Old Before We’re Old“We’re getting pretty old, aren’t we?” When I was 25, a woman I was dating said this to me. It was the first time I had ever considered…Oct 20, 2017Oct 20, 2017
Hal ConickOn: An Awful March for Science MemeA meme posted by March for Science — one that was liked more than 27,000 times and shared more than 20,000 times on Facebook, a number of…Oct 9, 20171Oct 9, 20171
Hal ConickWhat the hell is a writing voice, anyway?I’m not a boring asshole, but you might think I’m one if you read my writing.Oct 7, 2017Oct 7, 2017
Hal ConickThe Potential Fake News Havoc of Video Manipulation“Fake news” has been made into a near-banality. Given every opportunity, President Donald Trump has used the term as a cudgel against…Oct 6, 2017Oct 6, 2017
Hal ConickShould Journalists Name Mass Murderers?An open letter written by crime scholars, professors, and law enforcement officials came across my feed today. The letter contained an…Oct 4, 2017Oct 4, 2017
Hal ConickIs There an Ethical Argument for Eating Meat?A while back, my good friend Virak told me that a client once hit him with this: “What do you eat in your culture, dogs?”Oct 4, 2017Oct 4, 2017
Hal Conickthinking and the red flag of hyperboleHyperbole is the deepest red of all the red flags. Every time I’m certain, I know that I’ve fucked up. “Yeah, it’s the best,” “Oh, for…Oct 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
Hal Conickkilling the child to make the adultThat’s your problem. You’re always thinking that there’s some moment when you start to feel like an adult and everything comes into focus…Oct 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
Hal Conick10 Ways to Bolster a Better Society in the Internet EraThe Ten Commandments could be more useful. I hope this doesn’t immediately turn off every Christian, Catholic, or Jewish reader, but do you…Aug 13, 2017Aug 13, 2017
Hal ConickNuclear War’s Rain of Ruin Can’t Happen AgainIn 2007, I visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki to study the two nuclear bombs the U.S. military dropped on these cities. The bombs ended World…Aug 10, 2017Aug 10, 2017