The Abominable Newsletter

Conservatives aren't funny, but liberals are even worse.

It was October 29, 2019.

Jul 2 • Adam Krause

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May 2026

Why You Shouldn't Learn History Through Memes.

I felt compelled to screenshot this meme, post it here, and explain why it’s nonsense after seeing it (or something a lot like it) one too many times.

May 26 • Adam Krause

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Peace is Impossible While States Exist.

The belief that governments originally emerged from some sort of social contract is surprisingly widespread.

May 11 • Adam Krause

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April 2026

Lessons for the Present Found Through Nineteenth Century Readings of Ancient Authors

In Twilight of the Idols, Friedrich Nietzsche writes, “my cure from all Platonism has always been Thucydides.”[1]

Apr 13 • Adam Krause

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I Think This Should Help Explain Things.

Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were both born on February 12, 1809.

Apr 7 • Adam Krause

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March 2026

Calhoun and Hobbes:

Is there an ideological through-line, or is it actually so much less than we think it is?

Mar 9 • Adam Krause

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February 2026

Current Events & Historical Events

(that's a pretty nondescript title but hopefully you'll keep reading because I think I have a point)

Feb 2 • Adam Krause

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November 2025

From Grid to Grind:

Part I, The Grid

Nov 10, 2025 • Adam Krause

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July 2025

The Hilarious Consequences of Hubris, Past and Future

South Carolina seceded from the United States right around the 1860 Winter Solstice, too scared to live in a country with a president who didn’t want…

Jul 29, 2025 • Adam Krause

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March 2025

It’s Time to Leave: The Black Hawk “War” and Indian Removal in the Old Northwest

Plus a music video and a song on some of the same themes.

Mar 20, 2025 • Adam Krause

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June 2024

This week's essay is a video

(Revisiting and contextualizing last week's essay!)

Jun 17, 2024 • Adam Krause

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The Socialist Roots of the Republican Party

(the Lone One finds some friends.)

Jun 10, 2024 • Adam Krause