Journalist – Historian – Speaker
Is there anyone reading this site who doesn’t read me at Facebook, Twitter, or over on Patreon? I’m considering letting the blog posts mostly go here. My latest update: Weekly Roundup: Spider-Man and Marc Lamont Hill. UPDATE – SO GLAD TO SEE Y’ALL IN THE COMMENTS! I will keep posting here.
My daily posts have mostly moved to my Patreon site. Today’s is on a dozen or so ableist job ads in higher ed, an issue I’ve been covering for years.
New Open Post: Book Review – The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi. “Fun, raunchy, convoluted, and extremely well paced. It delivers satisfying payoffs for the setups in the previous book, and has a few surprise reveals at the end.” (On Patreon, but open to all)
I interviewed Princeton Historian Kevin Kruse about the role of the historian in this era of viral lies. D: D’Souza clearly isn’t interested in facts, so what kind of effect do you think you can have? K: I’m under no illusion that I’m going to get him off Twitter. He’s got a very profitable con—I …
Horrible people in Chicago attempt to use zoning rules to stop parents trying to build a ramp for their disabled child. Their reason – ramps are too ugly. Steve Weiss, president of the Old Town Triangle Association, wrote a letter to Ald. Michele Smith (43rd), detailing his objections to the project. “I understand that the …
“These are the ingredients of a memory that’s neither eulogy nor miracle. Stock, wine, garlic, onion and fat. Heat, cancer, childhood, sorrow and love. I wish I could cook for her again.” Today in The Washington Post.
NEW POST: My wife would like to help you make biscuits. #Biscuits #OhNomNomNom #recipeshttps://t.co/t3XYbxwZdu pic.twitter.com/qCObL4ydPu — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) November 19, 2018 I’m still figuring out the relationship between my blog and posts on my patreon site. My wife and I are so grateful for all the love and financial help in this difficult …
“Like HQ2 but for housing the homeless.” — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) November 16, 2018 Whenever I argue about universal healthcare, building a robust safety net, fully empowering people with disabilities to live lives based on maximum autonomy, or otherwise articulate a vision in which government alleviates suffering, I get one answer – oh yeah! …
This is a very pretty and hyper viral (4 million views) PSA of UK mothers and their kids with Down syndrome. It’s cute. It was well crafted for virality. But there’s one big problem …. … all of the kids present as white. I don’t know the racial demographics of Down syndrome in the UK …
Biden. gave. a. medal. to. George. “Mission Accomplished.” Bush. If only we had a left-wing party in this country. https://t.co/FFtLOEs6sY — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) November 13, 2018 For Veteran’s Day, Joe Biden gave a “liberty medal” to George W. Bush. He said nice things about being “the opposition, not the enemy.” George W. Bush …