J.M. McBirnie

J.M. McBirnie a poet, English professor and Arabic translator. His work has appeared in such publications as The Daily Caller, The Jewish Literary Journal and Form Quarterly.

Idiocracy

How the Internet Made Us Authors and Most Authors Awful

J.M. McBirnie

In the spirit of the primped humility that is clitsch, "I"m not going to lie": A Black Mirror episode inspired this piece. We"ve heard the sound: the "so cute" refrain, the first syllable pricking like a vaccination shot. ...

Media

Fire With Fire: Milo’s Dangerous Brand

J.M. McBirnie

In the lead-up to the Fahrenheit 451 reenactment planned for Milo Yiannopoulos" upcoming book Dangerous, Buzzfeed and its coterie ran pieces on the incendiary's previous forays into publishing. Under the pseudonym Milo Andreas Wagner, ...