Reality Checks

Congratulations on Your Tiny House: The Collective Has Some Questions About Why You Think You Own It

Your anti-capitalist minimalism aesthetic just met actual collective ownership policies. Turns out 'owning less' hits different when the state owns everything.

Mar 24, 2026

Comrade, Your Aesthetic Pinterest Board Will Not Exempt You From the Beet Fields

A certain strain of online leftism has convinced an entire generation that socialism means free therapy, communal sourdough, and abolishing their landlord. Dmitri Volkonsky regrets to inform you that history had rather different paperwork in mind. Specifically, paperwork involving your assigned tonnage.

Mar 11, 2026