Q. What is When Falls the Coliseum, anyway?

We’re a journal of American culture (or lack thereof). Interpret that how you will.

Q. I want to write for When Falls the Coliseum. Do you accept submissions?

Yes. Please see the Submissions page.

Q. So, what are you, a bunch of liberal weenies? A bunch of commie pinkos? A bunch of right-wing nutjobs? A bunch of libertarian black helicopter conspiracy wackos?

No. When Falls the Coliseum has no specific editorial/political slant. We publish what our writers write as long as what they write is interesting and written well.

Q. Is this a political site?

One of our categories covers politics and government, and our contributors are free to write about politics. But life is much bigger than politics, and When Falls the Coliseum will cover as much of it as our contributors can handle. We’re “a journal of American culture (or lack thereof),” whatever that means.

Q. Can I trust that your reviewers are giving me their honest opinions? Or are they getting free stuff from publishers to say only good things about the books they review?

Books are often provided by publishers for free to reviewers. This does not influence the reviewer or the review.

Q. Are these frequently asked questions really asked that frequently?

No, you caught us. They’re just some things we felt like telling you.

Q. One of your writers offended me or has a position that I disagree with. Will you apologize and ban the offending Neanderthal?

Probably not. We hope to generally have a civil environment on this site, but we also would like to promote free expression and the exchange of ideas. We encourage our contributors to post high-quality and thoughtful, even respectful, writing. Yet When Falls the Coliseum includes satire, debate, and even diatribes about a range of potentially controversial issues and doesn’t object to edgy material if it’s good writing. That might sometimes result in content that some dislike. Please remember that the writing on any post on this site is the view/opinion of the individual writer of that particular post (and sometimes it is not even that, if it is ironic or a work of satire). In any case, it does not represent the site, the site’s editors, or the site’s other writers. Despite this, When Falls the Coliseum does not want to be affiliated with hateful bigots, and will seek writers who can express their views without being terrible people. We will also draw the line at outright threats or illegal activity.