Reasonable Essays

The Sin of Political Violence

A Sin for all Seasons

Sep 11 • 

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August 2025

Nuclear War: A Reflection on Annie Jacobsen's Terrifying Scenario

More than a year after its release, I finally got around to reading Annie Jacobsen's Nuclear War. I recommend it, if for no other reason than that the…

Aug 26 • 

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The Great Filter

Lessons learned from an extremely unlikely event

Aug 17 • 

Sean Patrick Hughes

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July 2025

Master Oogway Ascends and The Lesson of Perfect Things

Autism, AI animation and the human bridge of beauty

Jul 23 • 

Sean Patrick Hughes

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June 2025

Beyond the Immigration Myth

What Twenty-Five Years Living on the Border Has Taught Me

Jun 9 • 

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May 2025

I’m sorry Dave, but I’m afraid I can’t share your optimism

I started my first blog ten years ago, when blogs were still a thing.

May 5 • 

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April 2025

When Will they Come for Milton?

The last time I spent any time thinking about Nimitz Library was the day then Secretary of Defense William Cohen handed me the folder containing my…

Apr 21 • 

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Thoughts on the Increase in Autism Diagnoses

Brace yourselves…it’s about to get political…

Apr 18 • 

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Playing Tariff Chicken

The fun of gambling with the economic outcomes of other people...

Apr 9 • 

Sean Patrick Hughes

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March 2025

What I've Been Reading

The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy

Mar 16 • 

Sean Patrick Hughes

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Blood on the Tracks

How I Finally Understood Dylan—and Why Future Generations May Never Find the Time

Mar 6 • 

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February 2025

They Don't Make Service Academy Graduates Like We Used to

One of the great constants of all things is the belief by any given service academy graduate that their class was the last real class there ever would…

Feb 14 • 

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