Tim Barrus Blog

  1. Tim Barrus: First, They Are Coming 4 Our Children

    My Response to Michelle Goldberg: “It is perhaps beyond repair.” What is the perhaps about. Whenever I write two words – Civil War – that’s it. I am kicked out again. This, too, will get the boot. (It just achieved that status). I write because I have to. We are

  2. Tim Barrus, New York Times

    I am constrained by the New York Times from using these words. Fat. Old. White. Men. Guns. It’s their fault. All of it. Readers are not getting the full story. Civility is going to crush us as sure as it shapes who we are and how tolerant we are.

  3. Tim Barrus: America is a toilet of Shit

    It is the fault of America. We live by the gun. It is a war on kids out there. It is perpetrated by government. But we are the government. It is your fault. It is my fault. We are at fault. If I see another gun today, I’m going outside…

  4. Tim Barrus, New York Times

    Traveling through America like I do on a dirt bike, gives me a different perspective every time I do it. My favorite place to ride around in has to be Manhattan when I pull up on the dirt bike next to a limo. They try not to look at you…

  5. Tim Barrus, New York Times

    I admire Ross Douthat’s writing. It is focused and cogent. It’s not stupid. Most republicans are just stupid – Madison. A prerequisite for being a republican is an IQ of less than zero. Of course, they don’t want abortion. They wouldn’t be here.

  6. Tim Barrus: SPED

    No. This is who you are and you know it, Sugarbutt.

  7. Tim Barrus: Spring Break

    I am told – that cannot be done – oh, Sugarbutt. It can be done. Ride shotgun. I’ll take you to France. I drive really fast. I never go over a hundred. You can fuck me but I would not recommend it. Also, I’m just dull. But I do shoot…

  8. Tim Barrus: Someone Cut His Arm Off

    You better find that arm, boy.

  9. Tim Barrus: What Is Identity

    I know people who think that identity is something you decide around the age of nine. Grow up. And keep asking.

  10. Tim Barrus: Self-portrait or Selfie

    It’s selfish. I interact with people to learn from their second selves. The part of them that just is.