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I date like an artist. In both works of art (especially writing) and in dating, I cannot approach the marvel in my imagination and bring it into reality without trembling with the bowel-wrenching fear of devastating failure, terror at pondering the imminent collapse of my fondest dreams. I see potential—whether it be an idea for…

I wish to respond to this. Do you really consider Putin’s presidency—which so greatly improved incomes, security, and national self-confidence—disastrous? George W. Bush did not cause the rise in commodities prices, nor did Barack Obama’s election lead to their collapse. If anything, the economic crisis is improving the prospects of an opposition party in Russia,…

I’m hereby invoking the massive online presence that is joshhansen.net to spread the word about tomorrow’s MLK Day Shakespeare Reading for our Curiously Poetic Altoids poetry club. Here’s the announcement: Hi Altoid friends! Tomorrow is the blessed holiday of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, and in honor of its awesomeness we are going to have…