Decent Newsroom

May 21 2026

Who speaks for the We, and how is the We constructed?

This Reddit post, The Unfortunate truth: There is no \"people\" to rebel, got me thinking about the \"we\" and how it works. The We is a point of elocution; it is a subject-position from which one addresses others. Anyone who tries to speak for others is playing a...

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May 21 2026

Sweet Sixteen

"You are going to be so beautiful tomorrow!" "I know, Mom." Kelly had heard this a million times before. "I'm just so proud of you!" "It's just another day." "Oh, you'll understand someday." Kelly's mom reached over and slowly poured some honey into Kelly's teacup. Kelly sighed, already...

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April 23 2026

Good Business as the War Machine

I posit business, meaning good business, as an undertheorized third thing between capitalism (the King) and refusal (the Priest or Hierophant). Like the Deleuzoguattarian war machine, business—true business—finds...