I’m a lifelong Bostonian who has been living for the past 2 years in Los Angeles. I’m adjusting well. Weather’s nice. I work as a documentary filmmaker, I’m an avid sports fan, and I’ve lately been obsessed with politics. I apologize for that.
The title of this blog is an abbreviated reference to a quote from the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer which states: “Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.” I don’t necessarily mean to imply that this blog constitutes vulgarity — I’d prefer to leave that open to interpretation.
[...] Will Minus Intellect is a Bostonian filmmaker recently transplanted to Los Angeles. S/he thinks Webb might be protecting himself from scrutiny over some of his controversial statements about women and the Confederacy: I imagine Webb realized that he would be running into a buzzsaw in this election in regards to women’s rights and his history of glorifying the confederacy. It would be better for his political future — should he choose to run for President some day — to acquire more of a record as a Senator that he could use to combat some of those charges, particularly if he could find his way to support some issues important to women. [...]