Meet the Columnist: Charley Babb
By Charley Babb | April 17, 2026I don’t write a ton for the paper, but when I do, it’s something I’m very passionate about.
I don’t write a ton for the paper, but when I do, it’s something I’m very passionate about.
"All of this surveillance tries to force an underpaid service worker to be better, to pretend to be happy for the customers. Smiling for the cameras so that “Patty” doesn’t report them for being 'unfriendly.' It could almost be funny, if it wasn’t so dystopian."
"While they are billed as a solution to increase police efficiency in catching 'criminals,' they track everyone. It doesn’t matter if there is an active warrant or just some cop with a power trip; these cameras enable it."
"The main issue is with the Cardinal Line itself. From low ridership, low speed and even lower frequency, it’s only just about better than no rail access. Barely."
"I was fascinated by the company and dreamed of one day working there, helping to build that interplanetary future that it promised. But, as years passed, cracks began to show. While SpaceX has remained fairly apolitical and out of the spotlight, it became caught up in the absolute mess that was its founder, Elon Musk."