It’s Not the “Deep State.” It’s the State.
It’s not that deep.
Politics is Downstream from Culture, Part 1: Right Turn to Narrative
National politics, we might say, is culture, and maybe even only culture.
Empire’s Regrets
If empire wants stability, capitalism favors instability.
Silicon Valley’s Survivalists
The disruptors and innovators promise a future that they have no intention of sharing.
Irony Goes to Washington
In what sense is Trump’s speech ironic?
Infernal Machine Collective Manifesto: On the Occasion of the Inauguration
On this inauguration day, we dedicate this platform to finding those positions, to develop the techniques, to find the pressure-points in our media and rhetoric to make sense of our new conditions, technological and political, and to articulate commonalities and goals.