Humility is the Greatest Quality

Why is Everybody So Unhappy?

Industrial Society gives us so much... why does it have to be built on misery?

by Dan Flag, Oct 01, 2025

The Tyranny of the Straight Line

Why do we follow straight lines when the universe is curved?

by Dan Flag, Oct 01, 2025

Live on a Bigger Map

Consciousness is a map. It expands as you explore.

by Dan Flag, Oct 01, 2025

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Leaving the Maze

We all shed illusions as we move through life.

Wandering is Good for You

Benefits for brain, body, and community.

Intergalactic Hominids

A roadmap for becoming more human.

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The Velvet Glove of Behavior Modification

A Low-Impact, High-yield Guiding Strategy

Refuge + Resources = Resilience

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Seeing the Invisible Hand

The Thin Red Line Between Civilization and Barbarism

Knowing Before Knowing

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Things People Make

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The Velvet Glove of Behavior Modification

A Low-Impact, High-yield Guiding Strategy

Refuge + Resources = Resilience

Mining + Agriculture + Manufacturing + Markets

Seeing the Invisible Hand

The Thin Red Line Between Civilization and Barbarism

Knowing Before Knowing

Propaganda Shrapnel

Things People Make

In or Out?

The Velvet Glove of Behavior Modification

A Low-Impact, High-yield Guiding Strategy

Refuge + Resources = Resilience

Mining + Agriculture + Manufacturing + Markets

Seeing the Invisible Hand

The Thin Red Line Between Civilization and Barbarism

Knowing Before Knowing

Propaganda Shrapnel

Things People Make

In or Out?

The Velvet Glove of Behavior Modification

A Low-Impact, High-yield Guiding Strategy

Refuge + Resources = Resilience

Mining + Agriculture + Manufacturing + Markets

Seeing the Invisible Hand

The Thin Red Line Between Civilization and Barbarism

Humility is the Greatest Quality

Knowing Before Knowing

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An Arcane History of New York

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It's All Gangs

New York's gangs differ in size and prestige, but they all have the same goal: To divert resources into the coffers of their members.

by Dan Flag, Dec 05, 2025

An Arcane History of New York

New York celebrates power, polish, and prestige, but that's not what actually makes the city work. This ever-expanding timeline explores the lost, forgotten, and deliberately obscured stories of the greatest city on earth. Because the parts that gets left out of the official narrative are almost always the

by Dan Flag, Dec 05, 2025

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Blamo

Blamo's recent work in and around Sugar Hill.

by Dan Flag, Dec 04, 2025

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Fresh humanist memes.

by Dan Flag, Dec 03, 2025

Bubba

My brother-in-law's Boston Terrier died last month. I met him in 2016. And to be honest, he wasn't initially my favorite. He was loud, hyperactive, and insistent with his demands for endless rounds of fetch. Back then, my BIL also had another dog, a large older

by Dan Flag, Nov 02, 2025

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