"Every growing political organization eventually confronts a serious question: just how large should we ideally become? Not how big we wish we were, but how large a dues-paying, member-led socialist organization could plausibly exist..." democraticleft.dsausa.org/2026/04/27/h...

Wrote a piece about renewable energy and Cuba. Namely a study that shows that it would be eminently practical to (with of course the right friends) to end fossil fuel imports for roughly $8 billion. Link down in those comment like usual.

Having to hardcore resist the urge to pull out my usual array of April Fools hoaxes after last year's po-faced flipout by the AI TTRPG Art Police. The flesh is weak yall.

Happy Czech flag day. You know for all who celebrate.

The Hill Cantons by Chris @kutalik.bsky.social with @wizardthieffighter.bsky.social and additional art and teamwork by the @hydracoop.bsky.social crew (Jason, Robert, and Humza) is the first one that comes to mind!

I done got published today in the official DSA paper of record with my (shortened) musings on why the Jesse Jackson campaign didn't lead to the same kind of long political moment of Bernie's. I was forbidden from over-using "conjuncture". democraticleft.dsausa.org/2026/03/29/w...

At the end of the day if the only thing you can conjure up is a list of ad hominems and can't actually grapple with the substantive politics of a thing (and this is broader than Platner "secret nazi" derangement) then you are incapable of seeing beyond self-indulgent liberal moralism.

Basically this. And capitalism.

Because yes.

A sprawling article in which I only get part way through the question. Why Was There a Long Bernie Moment but not a Long Jackson Moment? Why was 2016 "Our Time" and Not 1988? open.substack.com/pub/chriskut...

RIP Jesse. Some personal reflections from my teen age experience of 1988. open.substack.com/pub/chriskut...

Just How High is the Sky? Does the US Left Have a Supporter Ceiling? Does DSA? open.substack.com/pub/chriskut...

Nothing ever happens....or does it? @kutalik.bsky.social discusses "punctuated equilibrium" in our latest: powermapmag.com/punctuated-e...

That the Trump administration--a unique combo of deep incompetence and right wing authoritarianism--can "run Venezuela" is just Iraq and Afghanistan all over again. Imperial hubris that leads to mass suffering and more decline.

"I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist."

Watching our comrade Zohran be inaugurated with the whole family glued to the TV like it was the moon landing, is a hell of a beat for the long Bernie moment and DSA. We did this, friends.

I done wrote my a novel, literally. I grew with family rooted in a very different, entirely “analog” era of Texas than the one I was living at the end of the 20th century. My grandpa reveled in these stories of hard scrabble farm life in a bend of Rocky Creek outside Shiner 1

All I want for Christmas is to spend quality time with my boys--playtesting my new battalion level WW2 wargaming rules in 1/72 scale with giant backyard battles. Is that too much to ask?

So drink your gin and tonic-ah And smoke your marijuani-khah If you really, really wanna-kah Have a happy, happy, happy, happy Chanukah.

It's a shame that I read this on my birthday instead of the week or so I needed to do this ON MY BIRTHDAY. Also #RetirementPlans www.wargamer.com/miniature-wa...

As a former Nevada Bernie 2020 field staffer this really hit. More Nevada moments. jacobin.com/2025/11/mamd...

34 minutes into the count Zohran wins a majority in the largest mayoral turnout in 30 years. What a time to be a DSA member.

I have never wanted a spin off movie more then I do want one completely focused on Benicio Del Toro 's Sensei in One Battle After Another.

Back to things nerdy (escape is good actually). A review of my fourth book What Ho Frog Demons. (The Wodehousian characters in the intro make a return in my novella as protagonists). idlecartulary.com/2025/10/13/b...

Groundwork labubu lives to organize another day.

My latest article. This one on the movement to defend and expand democracy and Reconstruction: www.groundworkdsa.com/building-up/...

Do you know what's a good feeling? Voting to screw rigthtwingers and trolling my home state of Texas on No Kings Day 2.

Two bright comrades give us our marching orders 💕 @kutalik.bsky.social @surj.org

It is Wednesday, my dudes. Which means it's a great day to support an artist or author making stuff you like! Instead of giving Disney+ money every month, maybe give some to @kutalik.bsky.social and the Hill Cantons project - a new book is brewing at last! 🤩 dungeonsandpossums.com/2025/09/thin...

And you can start now: dsausa.org/join There is no organization, no network called "Antifa". But it's that vagueness of use by the Right that has sinister authoritarian implications. If no one is Antifa than any one against fascism is Antifa to them.

Several books in fact and very kind words. The novella is written (18k words). The Great Aviary rough draft is complete. Rough drafts for three other things exist and are getting feedback.

I had a dream last night that I was an officer in the Czech navy.

When the sun goes down today I will celebrate Yom Kipper.

I have this crazy number of draft pieces sitting around and finally dusting them off for finish. In this one (inspired by a local and much more knowledgeable) DSA homey I dream out loud about build, baby, build--but publicly, not YIMBYily. Link in the next.

L'shana tova. If you follow me for nerdy game design things and not dank leftwing takes, I have been writing again and posting to ye olde Hill Cantons blog. Links follow.

Neato.

No need to post, the world isn't hanging on your hottest take.

It's nice to be writing again. It feels intellectually akin to suddenly running after sitting at a desk for three years. In this case a review of @pelledragsted.bsky.social 's wonderful book Nordic Socialism (strongly recommend you pick up a copy, it's about going beyond social democracy).

I was wondering when the press would pick this up as an angle. Not really a great comparison but the India Walton ratfuck does rankle me still. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

For some odd reason Blogger slapped a "sensitive content" warning on today's Hill Cantons post...

@kutalik.bsky.social's Hill Cantons blog is back with a glorious post. Just look at these charlatans and seedy ne'er-do-wells hillcantons.blogspot.com/2025/09/reme...

We had over 600 people on the @ShowUp4RJ call last night to help elect @ZohranKMamdani! Psyched to rev it up. Big thanks to Jamaal Bowman.

I have decided to start an anxiety-based candidate recruitment PAC. It's called: Run From Something.

In case my nerdy followers were worried about me only doing political writing. Almost completely finished with the Great Aviary and have completed drafts of three small separate adventures (trying my hand at not writing complete books each time)

In the grand tradition of DSA meatless venture capitalists I'm going to start a brand called Improbable Burger.

Three day weekend almost here yall. Let's sing it all together: Bernie Sanders no surrender, four day workweek and three day bender!

Here's a question. Let's assume that some kind of multi-party proportional representation exists in the US, what is your new party in the here and now? What's the range of ideology? Who are the real bases and constituencies? Who leads it?

Article on the California DSA page: www.californiadsa.org/news/caredis...

Powerful and beautifully rendered reflection from @kutalik.bsky.social