Weekly Roundup #1
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In a world of the near future, mankind has achieved Utopia. All forms of labor are taken care of by an inexhaustible workforce of androids.

Humanity’s most brilliant robotics scientist is working toward a personal Utopia of his own; to defeat death itself. Just as he’s closer than ever to victory, he runs into a problem. The would-be savior is being stalked by a mentally ill policewoman who’s convinced that androids are plotting to take over the world. Read...
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Politics and Commentary
By Brant Goble: There is nothing inherently wrong with punishment, even of the most brutal sort, but we must offer those who have erred the chance to redeem themselves if we expect them to be anything other than habitual criminals and lifelong burdens on society. Sacrifice is the road that leads from person disgraced to citizen restored. More...
By Alexander Shaw: I have a confession to make. I am slightly aroused by the concept of a woman casting her vote. Playfully, furtively, or even passionately, she takes a blank ballot slip into the intimate privacy of the booth and strokes, strikes or spoils those empty boxes. No such inclination could exist, of course, if it weren’t obvious that for a woman to vote is a disorder. A pleasurable disorder, perhaps, but – like a risqué hemline at the altar rail – a disorder nonetheless. More...
By Matt Gottlieb: Both presidential candidates' ever-swirling proposed healthcare policies for the next four years were often difficult to stay up to date on. Now that Joe Biden has emerged triumphant and settled down in the Oval Office, it's worth a moment to examine the claims and promises he brings with him. More...
Literature and Popular Culture
By Ian Michael: There are few modern authors commanding a greater influence on American literature than Dashiell Hammett. Hammett invented the “hard-boiled detective” – a genre of storytelling used in books and film up to the present day. More than that, Hammett lived the life of one. More...
By Ian Michael: Carl Stephenson paints a beautiful and easy to digest picture of life in a traditional feudal society during the Early and High Middle Ages. That’s what makes this book so important. To understand the hierarchy and power structure of the modern capitalist world, it is important to understand feudalism. This actually isn’t as difficult as it sounds, because the two systems are basically identical. More...
By Lucas Marcum: As a kid growing up in the desert of Northern Arizona, I used to go outside and stare into the night sky. Being so far from the lights of the cities, we could see the stars like few others can in the United States. They stretched from horizon to horizon, so close it felt like you could fall off the face of the earth to touch them. More...
Air Force Col. (Ret.) Chet Richards penned a review of the new book Ultra Violence by Ian Michael; here it is with the author's reply. More...
New Fiction & Anthology Entries
By Ian Michael: Palpatine is in Hell! How did Palpatine end up there? It’s an interesting story, but boils down to a simple answer. He set himself up for it. More...
By Ian Michael: The newest entry in Diary of a Madman. Remember “Net Neutrality” and how important it was? Neither do I. The ever-so-righteous freedom fighters condemning the monopolization of speech by our Silicon Valley Overlords are now those same overlords’ biggest cheerleaders. Yes, you heard that right. Neoliberals parading as leftists now vehemently believe in private property and the undisputed sovereignty of corporations. More...
Book Titles of the Week
What’s a soldier to do when the war is over? When he’s only known conflict his whole life? Since time immemorial the solution has been to find another war, this time for pay. Whoever has the credits and wins the high bid gets the experienced fighter. Sometimes, though, the money isn’t enough to cover the price. In the tradition of Hammer’s Slammers and Falkenberg’s Legion, a new universe of mercenary warfare. More...
When nuclear war erupts on Earth, the American colony in the Alpha Centauri system is left stranded. As the new day dawns, a furious attack by the native inhabitants threatens to overwhelm the colony’s defenses. It’s left to the thin red line of the US Army’s 9th Regiment to stem the tide and ensure humanity’s survival in this harsh new world. Introducing a new tale that tells of the struggle for survival on a brutal planet. More...
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