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Future Shock, Chesterton, Columbo
Corroding our Spotless Machines in the Light of the Utterly Reasonable Moon
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Chris Cocca
Machines and Modernists: A Few Stray Thoughts on Writing for One's Organic Self
Previously We were talking about the difference between common sense and wisdom, and I ended with the not-so-radical and not-so-original thought that we…
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Chris Cocca
Echo Chambers, Common Sense: Leaving Twitter for the Gym
What Have You Done for Me Lately? It’s been a while since my last update. I don’t know that I’ve stopped writing in some big sense or that I feel some…
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Chris Cocca
Miscellany: John Kruk, Meatballs, Trains; Zelensky's Power Fleece
Just a few things. I invited John Kruk to go with me to a Springsteen show in Philly this summer. I don’t know John Kruk, but, thanks to Twitter, I…
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Chris Cocca
A Demographer's Lament: Democrats are Losing the Working Class
Ruy Teixeira is jilted. But is he also right?
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Chris Cocca
It's Still the Economy
Democrats need an economic message as the GOP doubles down on trickle-down.
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Chris Cocca
Rejection Letters and Inside Baseball
A short read parsing rejection letters, remembering Bart Giamatti, and learning from the Phillie Phanatic.
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Chris Cocca
Chris Cocca: Writing & Other Bad Takes
Chris Cocca: Writing & Other Bad Takes
News and notes about Chris Cocca's published work and stupid opinions; mid-size dives into adjacent obsessions.

Chris Cocca: Writing & Other Bad Takes

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