shawn ritchie dot com

dumbass from chicago who hates how our world is organized. yells about that here. sometimes i yell about books instead.

Books 2021: The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976, by Frank Dikötter

3 months ago 2 min read reviews books non-fiction history

I don't know if I've ever been happier to finish a book series. Don't get me wrong: Frank Dikötter's People's Trilogy is an amazing accomplishment, well-written, very well-sourced, and immediately establishes itself as

Don't Mess With Texas. No, Seriously: Stop Being Assholes

3 months ago 4 min read hellworld solidarity

Much like Chicago, where I live, Texas is a frozen fuckin' mess today. Unlike Chicago, Texas and Texans are... not AT ALL prepared for this shit, in any fashion. They don't have plows,