Review: “Death At Midnight (The Confession of an Executioner)”
- Skidmore, Gennifer
- 28 October 2023
Death at Midnight: The Confession of an Executioner written by Donald A. Cabana with
Contrast: Palestine v. Israel
- Staff
- 19 October 2023
To this editor, ModState serves an important function. Much more than a centrist platform that approaches discussion beyond hardline left and right
Review: “A Republic, If You Can Keep It”
- Skidmore, Gennifer
- 30 April 2023
“A Republic, If You Can Keep It” was written by Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and published in 2019. This book is a collection of speeches
Gonzo State: [Untitled]
- d'Aubigny, Rick
- 7 August 2021
“Bentley! Bentley. I suggest…I suggest that you do something different with your life right now.” This instruction was delivered by
Six Degrees of Knowin’ Nothin’: [Untitled]
- DeViney, Jack
- 13 August 2020
Does this era need introduction? Or, rather, may a suitable introduction be written? I report, you deride.
1: In any rational era, the sudden appearance
EDITORIAL: The Iran Crisis
- Wellein, Nate S.
- 7 January 2020
As I frequent news and social media sites after the assassination of General Soleimani, I notice again the divide that afflicts America. At ModState,
The Living and The Dead: Dystopia as Pastime [or: “The Road to Megiddo”]
If you’re awake and at all oriented to the world at large, you needn’t go far from the comforts of your mobile phone, laptop or television-hub to see that post-apocalyptic
Fabriquè en Babylon: Here There Be Monsters “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
Someday, we will look back knowing that Donald Trump gave birth to the 21st century. In a time where life is cheap and peace a punchline from the footnotes
Political Beast: Police Procedures [or: “Gee, does this sound boring?”]
When Political Beast decided to go back to the subject of police-community relations, we were a bit hesitant, since we’ve covered this pretty thoroughly in
Sport is winning that world
A number of such two-sided contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games.
Political Beast: Vietnam – Did People Actually Care?
When I heard Ken Burns, rock star of documentary film, was releasing a new PBS documentary, I was, of course, excited. When I heard the subject was Vietnam,
EDITORIAL: Don’t Eat The Rich
This becomes irresponsibility, this relentless notion of “progressives” that life can be perfectly equitable and fair if only the central (Federal) government
Executive Completion: Trump’s Transgender Tweets
On the anniversary of the Executive Order that desegregated the Armed Forces,
our commander-in-chief, President Donald J. Trump, sent the following three tweets: