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The Peace Dividend We Never Cashed

From "Wolverines!" to budget bloat—how military fantasies bankrupted America's future On the Fourth of July, while most Americans were grilling burgers and watching fireworks, a group of tactical-gear enthusiasts staged what officials called a "coordinated attack" on an ICE facility in Texas. The

Dungeons, Incorporated: Astra Militarum

Imperial Guard Middle Management Nightmare Our "Disasters of War" series for Dungeons, Incorporated continues its relentless march through fictional universes where bureaucratic incompetence meets military catastrophe. After conquering the Death Star's middle management nightmare, we've set our sights on an even more dystopian target:

Rip It Up or Skip Ahead?

On Writing, AI, and the Quiet Fade of Formative Struggle Hua Hsu's recent New Yorker piece, 'What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?', got me thinking about my own relationship with the written word—and what might be quietly lost as AI reshapes how students

Dungeons, Incorporated: Project Stardust

A Galactic Empire Middle Management Nightmare As we were creating Dungeons, Incorporated as part of what become Three Games of Corporate Little Deaths, we figured it was only a matter of time before someone would ask the inevitable question: "What if the corporate dystopia were... in space?" Well,

Defusing the Rocket Skates: A Meta Case Study in AI Collaboration

How transparency about AI authorship led to a real-time demonstration of both the promise and peril of human-machine thinking The Setup: Honesty About the Process It started with a simple question from a friend about authorship. I'd posted an essay that felt particularly sharp, and when they asked

Stories and Minds as Compost Heaps

A Generative Metaphor Stories and minds are compost heaps—dynamic ecosystems where disparate elements break down, intermingle, and transform into something richer. This isn't mere storage or consumption, but active decomposition and regeneration. When we engage with a story, we don't simply absorb it; we begin

Adults on Brooms, Inc.

A Roleplaying Hack of Corporate Magical Dread Overview: In Adults on Brooms, Inc., players take on the roles of magical employees working at a modern enchanted B-Corp. You have access to powerful spells, interdimensional familiars, and cursed HR software. And yet—like so many others—you are burnt out, over-leveraged,

The AI at the Bench: A New Kind of Range Coach

The shooting range might seem like the last place you'd find artificial intelligence. It’s a physical space — full of deliberate movement, sensory focus, and repetition. There’s the rhythmic clatter of brass, the deliberate reloads, the quiet between strings. Most shooters come to train alone, and most

Governance Under Majority Rule: Two Paths, Two Outcomes

Executive Summary In 2025, both the federal government of the United States and the state government of Oregon operated under unified party control. In Washington, D.C., the Republican Party held the House, Senate, and White House and succeeded in passing a sweeping legislative package known as the "big,

The Rigged Game: Using Tabletop RPGs to Examine Workplace Dysfunction

How satirical games help us process the impossible position of middle management The Beautiful Trap of Middle Management You're given impossible targets by executives who've never done your job. You're blamed when your team can't deliver miracles with insufficient resources. You'