Jesse Walker (with his friend, the gecko). Jesse is an editor at Reason magazine, but he also takes time at X.com to come up with material for this blog.
On Twitter,/X.com, Jesse Walker suggests a corollary to the SNAFU principle:
"- The SNAFU Principle: 'Communication is only possible between equals.'
- Schwarz's Corollary to the SNAFU Principle: 'Having huge amounts of power is like being hit in the head with a baseball bat every day'."
He's referring to this item from Jon Schwarz: "Some people believe Elon Musk cannot possibly be this stupid & so he's consciously spreading disinformation. But I think having huge amounts of power is like being hit in the head with a baseball bat every day & will make even smart people 'stupid.' "
Possibly related: A Gene Healy classic, "Why Politics Are Bad For Us."
Jesse, busy on X.com coming up with possible items for this blog, also noted that the FBI has been posting its Paul Krassner files. (As editor of The Realist, Krassner published much of RAW's early writings, giving RAW a foothold as a writer). Jesse writes, "The FBI is digitizing and posting its Paul Krassner files, so I know how I'll be spending probably much more of this afternoon than I should."
That's probably enough for this blog post, so I won't even mention Jesse pointing to the UFO cult compound being for sale.
The Guardian on five good books about conspiracy theories, includes four books not written by Jesse.
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