The origins of @dick_nixon ... Justin: Nixon has no true political successor ... How fake Nixon has changed real Justin ... Did Nixon just want world peace? ... Why Nixon was his own worst enemy ... "Nixon" for Kasich ...

Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens too derivative? ... Critiquing Kylo Ren, the "hipster Darth Vader" ... The power of fan theories ... Why exactly the prequels were so bad ... Star Wars vs. Star Trek in the cultural imagination ... Aryeh departs for a new adventure ...

Kickstarting The American Bystander, a new humor magazine ... Why stick with print in 2015? ... Upsides and downsides to the dominance of The Onion ... Why Mike likes advertisements ... Advice for the young humorist: "Come from money" ... Mike's guide to the best humor writing ...

Reviewing David Simon's Show Me a Hero ... The show's realistic take on local politics ... Public housing residents depicted with their virtues and flaws ... The perspective of white incumbent homeowners ... Solving public housing's tragedy of the commons ... Why this fight may be coming soon to a town near you ...