Social Articles & Essays

The Problems of Identity: Thoughts on being something versus identifying as that thing, and the linguistic traps around this distinction. (14 minutes)
Being Post-Trans: Differences between the Trans community of today versus Transsexuals of the past. (13 minutes)
On Queer Issues: Collected thoughts on Queer political strategies and social direction. (26 minutes)
Workers vs. Heroes in America: Why is everyone a hero in America? (8 minutes)
Community Wedges: The danger to volunteer-run community groups is not outsiders or introverts. It's core members and volunteers who feel injured, spurned or aggrieved. (11 minutes)
Essays on Identity: Essays on being ourselves in a world where where we have to live with others. (17 minutes)
Race & Policing in American: An allegory for the way policing of Black folk has been handled in America. (7 minutes)
Periisms: What experience took far too long to teach me. (6 minutes)
A Trans Analogy: A short allegorical story describing the Trans experience. (18 minutes)
You don't need to apologize...: We are better focusing in real problems today, than apologizing for the wrongs done by prior generations. (2 minutes)
On Trans Issues: Thoughts on all things Transgender. (66 minutes)
On fairness: Unfairness on the surface may be less so when examined in aggregation. (5 minutes)
Cars: Our Love/Hate Dynamic: A look at the propaganda and truths that lure us into assuming cars are the best (almost the only) way to get around, leading into an examination and deconstruction of this indoctrination. (22 minutes)
Congratulations, MBA!: An open letter to the MBAs as Price Rite congratulating them on the efficacy of their efforts to save on labor costs. (4 minutes)
On Comparing & Contrasting: Comparing non-equivalent things is not malicious, it's how some of us think. (5 minutes)
If you were going to do it, it would already be done: People are good at making excuses. When it comes to getting things done, how can you tell justification from excuse, promise from empty words? (7 minutes)
Advice for Suitors: Perette’s thoughts on the mismatch of those looking for fantasy versus real-life relationships, and suggestions for those making the transition to real-life. (13 minutes)
The Three Kinds of Problems: On the 3 kinds of problems: acute problems, hassles, and irritants. (6 minutes)
Internet Overload: David Shenk and others have discussed 'information overload' in their books, and here I assemble my thoughts and experience on the issue. (48 minutes)
Bullshitting: Speaking Politically: An exploration into saying things in different ways, and how it's as much what you say as how you say it. But what if you don't want to play the game? (9 minutes)
Anderson Avenue: Taking your clothes off in two different venues: a comparison of societal attitudes. (3 minutes)
Marketing Perette: A comparison of writing styles describing Perette as a study in marketing speak. (5 minutes)
Entertainment vs. News: What will we pay?: We pay a lot to be entertained. But what will we pay for staying informed? (5 minutes)