Dare We Call It Charisma?
A trick that only the most gifted demagogues can bring off.
An Appeal for Friction Writing
Posted on February 1, 2021
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Our writing process lacks sufficient resistance, hesitation, reconsideration.
The Lessons of GameStop
Posted on January 28, 2021
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Just exactly who are the barbarians at the gate?
Love and Death
“Quality of life” calculations leave out far too much that matters for human flourishing.
More Than Just a Word
Americans have been making arguments about the nature of their unity from the beginning.
Is Trumpism Marxism?
Posted on January 14, 2021
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On the dangerous absurdity of political caricature.