Author: Richard J Tilley
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The United Traits of Bajoran and Cardassian Resistance
The heart of the Bajoran resistance was to cripple, stun, defeat, and alienate any element present of the Cardassian occupation. When Captain Sisko orders Colonel Kira to assist Damar with...
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Narrative Obtrusion and Difference in the Deep Space Nine episode “In the Pale Moonlight” and Enterprise’s “Damage”
There is a highly reasonable, shared pattern of reluctant leadership for Captain Sisko and Captain Archer between the Deep Space Nine episode “In the Pale Moonlight” (1998) and Enterprise’s “Damage”...
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Holo-Morals
The holodeck, or holosuites, offer a grand rejection of reality. However, it is through that dismissal of the restraints of reality that we see the crews of Voyager and Deep...
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Community and Found Family in Star Trek
PHLOX: When you invited me to join this crew, I thought it would be an interesting diversion for a few months. Some time away from the complications of family, which...
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Major Correction to a Previous Post: “What separates the Borg Queen from Michael Burnham?”
Just an FYI, when I first posted “What separates the Borg Queen from Michael Burnham?” it was incomplete. I have corrected that with a much longer post that actually makes...
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Vic Fontaine and the Kindness of a Hologram
When Vic Fontaine sang “Here’s to the Losers” entertaining Doctor Bashir and Quark after they learned Jadzia Dax and Worf were planning on having a baby, Vic acted as Comforter-in-Chief,...
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Star Trek Enterprise’s “Dear Doctor” and Voyager’s “Nothing Human”
In Star Trek Enterprise’s “Dear Doctor” (2002), Dr. Phlox hopes and aspires to not cure a global population suffering from a spreading disease that is killing them by the millions....
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A Partial Relationship between Admiral Picard and Elim Garak
In season one of Star Trek: Picard, on Chateau Picard, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (retired) navigates his time as though lost, recovering, living out his days with bitterness under the surface...
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Solarpunk and the Vestiges of the Ascetic
About a month ago I had an idea for a book on a subject in which my knowledge is too limited to fill an entire book. The premise is that...
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Societal Progress, Anti-Capitalism, and the Vision for a Culture of Emancipatory Human Rights
To paraphrase Walter Benjamin, violence in society exist to protect the law. The law exists to protect those in power. It falls within any society’s rights and responsibilities to protect...