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Weekly essays on politics and culture.
JD Vance gives what appears to be a perversion of the black power sign at Turning Point USA's convention. The photo is black and white. His hands and face have had the color inverted

Apologies For Being White

How supremacists convert responsibility into blame to avoid paying natural costs and to make everyone else pay unnatural ones.
A.R. Moxon Jan 3, 2026
Norman Rockwell painting of Father Time greeting Baby New Year. Both figures' heads have had that of Groucho Marx superimposed over them.

Goodbye to 2025

State of the newsletter, an invitation to upgrade, and an end-of-the-year round up of essays.
A.R. Moxon Dec 21, 2025
Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

Recognizing victims and villains is not creating victims and villains. A series on living in a culture of repair, against a culture of abuse.
A.R. Moxon Dec 14, 2025
From The Simpsons: A country scene. Homer strangles Bart as the rest of the family watches.

Cult(ure) of Abuse

How do we deal with a culture of abuse? What is our part in ending it? How do we deal with an abusive cult of millions?
A.R. Moxon Dec 7, 2025
Stacks of copies of Very Fine People and The Revisionaries.

Bookish News

Information about the new book and the state of The Reframe over the remainder of 2025.
A.R. Moxon Nov 16, 2025
Zohran Mamdani supporter celebrate, Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY. Superimposed over this is a photo of Zohran Mamdani at his acceptance speech, credit AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura

The Extraordinary Power of Standing For Something

Winning by creating vision in the positive space of shared standards, and expertly negotiating the negative space of shame.
A.R. Moxon Nov 9, 2025
The Death of Shame

The Death of Shame

Modern Nazis, careless people, and the offensive necessity of caring in a shameful age.
A.R. Moxon Nov 3, 2025

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