20 Lessons

No. 7: The safety dance. Be reflective if you must be armed.

Is anything worth firing a shot?

Jun 8 •

Leo Marcel Schuman

No. 6: Fear me, Love me, do as I say and I will be your slave

Timothy Snyder's sixth lesson: "Be wary of paramilitaries"

Jun 1 •

Joel Byron Barker

Podcast: on Rule No. 4 of Snyder’s "Twenty Lessons for Fighting Tyranny."

Considering the signs I display as well as the signs I seek to tear down.

May 27 •

Joel Byron Barker

10:57

No. 5: Remember professional ethics. Wield your seam ripper like a pro.

Taking pride in good work weaves a safer, healthier world.

May 25 •

Leo Marcel Schuman

Podcast: on Rule No. 3 of Snyder’s "Twenty Lessons for Fighting Tyranny."

The author reads his recent reflection aloud.

May 20 •

Leo Marcel Schuman

9:17

No. 4: The Face of Them and Us is Us

Instead of punching Nazis, take responsibility for the face of the world.

May 18 •

Joel Byron Barker

No. 3: Raffle off some generators. Beware the one-party state.

Peer pressure does not end after high school.

May 11 •

Leo Marcel Schuman

No 2: Lifetime Librarians and Top Gun Pilots

Put the word bureaucrat next to the word rebel. Who is going to be the hero in an American story?

May 4 •

Joel Byron Barker

No. 1: Roller skate in disco shorts. Do not obey in advance.

Acts of rebellion are nothing new in America. Just ask the homos.

Apr 27 •

Leo Marcel Schuman

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