Archive - That Damn Optimist

What Old Hippies Can Teach Us

Ram Dass, an icon of the counterculture, was this millennial’s unexpected COVID savior

Dec 4, 2023 •

November 2023

October 2023

It's a Weird Time to be Israeli and Ukrainian

But I don't know how to be anything else

Oct 16, 2023 •

September 2023

The Fascinating World of Bootleg Soviet Music

And how it set the stage for Russia to become a global piracy powerhouse

Sep 23, 2023 •

May 2023

Russia says its Victory Day

But I just think of my grandpa.

May 9, 2023 •

January 2022

7 Books I Didn't Read in 2021

It was a huge year

Jan 5, 2022 •

December 2021

The Great Healthcare Migration

Techies Are On the Move!

Dec 22, 2021 •

Revolutionaries at the Workplace

How'd they get in here?

Dec 14, 2021 •

Confessions of a Recovering Corpspeaker

Dec 7, 2021 •

November 2021

Read the Damn Documentation

It's the Secret to Innovation

Nov 30, 2021 •

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