Timothy Pate

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  • Biking the East Coast

    Now this sounds like something I might have to check out: The East Coast Greenway Alliance has been working since 1991 to connect the whole geography of the Atlantic seaboard with protected… Read more

  • The #NoBillNoBreak Sit-In Was Pretty Much Everything I Hate About Democratic Politics

    This week, Democratic Congresspeople occupied the floor of the House of Representatives in an attempt to force votes on what they called “commonsense” gun control bills. Nearly 100 Democrats led by… Read more

  • The Firearm Filibuster

    After the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Senate Democrats quickly rallied to stage a filibuster yesterday that proceeded for more than 14 hours. The goal of the filibuster: to… Read more

  • The F.B.I.’s Many Hurdles

    It’s now been widely reported that Omar Mateen, the gunman who massacred 49 people at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando last Sunday, had been investigated twice by the F.B.I. How… Read more

  • Net Neutrality Wins Big

    The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with the F.C.C. today, ruling that high-speed broadband is a utility. Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the F.C.C.,… Read more

  • Orlando

    What do you say after a mass shooting? I hate that this particularly devastating type of tragedy is so commonplace that my question beckons an answer based in experience. I’m… Read more

  • Making History?

    The folks over at Reason have their super hot take on Hillary Clinton’s nomination: It’s the kind of surface-level thinking we’ve long come to expect from the libertarian crowd. No, Hillary Clinton isn’t… Read more

  • NBA Buzz: Finals MVP

    Last night’s game in Cleveland was a disappointing one for Cavaliers fans. And for LeBron James. James seemed frustrated toward the end of the game, exchanging words with Curry near… Read more

  • That’s more like it.

    Remember when I dreamed of a politician who would actually call Donald Trump a racist without beating around the bush? Of course Elizabeth Warren answered the call. Sen. Elizabeth Warren launched… Read more

  • Let’s not cry over spilled coffee.

    Matt Buchanan at Eater is way more anxious about his morning coffee than I am. You still have to make the coffee, though. You’re so tired you’d love it if a machine… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

Here you’ll find a little bit of everything—my musings on marketing, reflections on life in these United States, moments captured from the saddle of my bike, and more. I come here to share my thoughts when the mood strikes, which is admittedly inconsistent! Nonetheless, I hope to provide morsels of entertainment for those of you who stumble on this blog.

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