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More Considerations on Conspiracies
A look at conspiracies – some real ones, how the fake ones help keep the truth hidden, and how to tell the two apart.
Category: Media Literacy
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Holiday Rant (2009)
In this video holiday rant from December of 2009, JH goes off on racism, materialism, hypocrisy, and much more. Shot at Bronson Park in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
MTV Rant (2009)
One of my earliest video rants from 2009 about MTV and pop culture in general. By no means refined and polished, but you can see me in there.
Why You Don’t Want To Restore The Fairness Doctrine
The “Fairness Doctrine” is one of the most misunderstood principles in modern politics. We’ll examine why that is, and what you can do to replace the empty railing for a useless regulation with genuinely effective tools to fight disinformation.
Yes, “Defund The Police” Is Exactly The Right Position
Media and professional left folks are pearl-clutching over this idea of #DefundThePolice and saying it’ll never work. It is working. This is why.
Why Is Sanders Running As A Democrat?
How and why Bernie Sanders runs as a Democrat, plus the latest COVID-19 NEWS, willful ignorance, recursive authoritarianism, and more!
Doublespeak
In today’s world, if you can’t identify and decipher doublespeak, you’re functionally illiterate. This long-form essay can help give you the tools you need.
Conspiracies: The Truth Is Not “Out There”
We’re obsessed with conspiracies…but why? What do we get from it? JH takes a look at conspiracies around Deepwater Horizon, from 2010.
Shearing “Sheeple”
Language and stuff, the lighter side: when your razor-sharp riposte is dull, ancient, and impotent. Nobody sounds cool saying this anymore.
Right Wing Media Is Professional Wrestling (2010)
The goal is profit, not ideology, and neither your media heroes nor mine are any less susceptible to its allure than those we disagree with ideologically