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Mar 10, 2025
We live, largely, in a utilitarian world. This is not a state of affairs I welcome but it’s one, having survived the American educational system, I understand. Much of learning...
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Mar 4, 2025
In the 2010s, a certain kind of social justice activist took a hard turn against the mainstream media. The rancor was of a different flavor than the Chomskyian critiques of corporate...
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Feb 21, 2025
There is a new Marvel movie out and no one seems to care. No one, of course, is an exaggeration, a provocation, since there are obviously human beings buying tickets...
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Feb 5, 2025
When I think about the artificial intelligence revolution, I keep returning to a simple dichotomy: need vs. want.
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Jan 30, 2025
With Donald Trump, it is perpetually difficult to gauge what matters and what doesn’t — where does the bluster end and the change begin, and how seriously should we take...
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Jan 28, 2025
The liberal critics demand evidence. This is nothing new, and I don’t blame them. I practice journalism, which is evidence-based, and I have been consuming Nate Silver since he...
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Jan 21, 2025
The American republic is a sibilating beast; it has fifty mouths and one hundred eyes, and the blood on its fangs drips with love. It is sick and confused and outrunning death. It is...
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Jan 10, 2025
Explaining the New York Post to anyone who is not from New York is always difficult. This left-leaning city has a daily newspaper that is owned by a right-wing media tycoon...
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Jan 1, 2025
Every year, I write a piece rounding up all the books I read. I chart almost nothing in my life except reading; I’ve got notebooks listing all the books I’ve...
Mar 10, 2025We live, largely, in a utilitarian world. This is not a state of affairs I welcome but it’s one, having survived the American educational system, I understand. Much of learning...
Mar 4, 2025In the 2010s, a certain kind of social justice activist took a hard turn against the mainstream media. The rancor was of a different flavor than the Chomskyian critiques of corporate...
Feb 21, 2025There is a new Marvel movie out and no one seems to care. No one, of course, is an exaggeration, a provocation, since there are obviously human beings buying tickets...
Feb 5, 2025When I think about the artificial intelligence revolution, I keep returning to a simple dichotomy: need vs. want.
Jan 30, 2025With Donald Trump, it is perpetually difficult to gauge what matters and what doesn’t — where does the bluster end and the change begin, and how seriously should we take...
Jan 28, 2025The liberal critics demand evidence. This is nothing new, and I don’t blame them. I practice journalism, which is evidence-based, and I have been consuming Nate Silver since he...
Jan 21, 2025The American republic is a sibilating beast; it has fifty mouths and one hundred eyes, and the blood on its fangs drips with love. It is sick and confused and outrunning death. It is...
Jan 10, 2025Explaining the New York Post to anyone who is not from New York is always difficult. This left-leaning city has a daily newspaper that is owned by a right-wing media tycoon...
Jan 1, 2025Every year, I write a piece rounding up all the books I read. I chart almost nothing in my life except reading; I’ve got notebooks listing all the books I’ve...