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Scylla and Charybdis
The Democrats have no good options here
Jul 8
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No More Kings
“In America the law is king. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no…
Jul 2
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June 2024
We Need a Politics of the Future
Masha Gessen has described Russia under Putin as a place where “the future is history.” In a strange and bitter irony, I think the same can be said of…
Jun 28
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That Last Day of School Feeling Hits Different This Year
Last year I wrote about what I called “the last day of school feeling.” Anyone who went to school knows exactly what I mean by this. As a child, only…
Jun 13
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May 2024
Death is the Reason for the Memorial Day Season
In December you’ll often see signs saying “put the Christ back into Christmas” and “Jesus is the reason for the season.” Some people find this a bit…
May 27
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What I Learned By Listening to All of Neil Young's Albums in Order
On my personal blog I sometimes embark on projects where I listen to all of a legacy artist’s albums in order, writing up a post for each period. In the…
May 5
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March 2024
The Joy of Reading Ulysses in 2024
I am on spring break right now, something that typically causes me to take on all kinds of ridiculous projects. For example, I am holding a private film…
Mar 20
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3/11 Four Years On: Our Demolished Social Trust
I attended a memorial service at a church in Brooklyn last week, and noticed prominent masking guidelines posted in the vestibule. The attendees…
Mar 12
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The Consolations, Limitations and Inspirations of Stoicism
Stoic philosophy seems to be having a moment right now. I see Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations everywhere, from people online discussing it to an Audi…
Mar 2
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February 2024
Inside Llewyn Davis and the Long Dark February of the Soul
Those of us who live in modern industrial societies are not as divorced from the seasonal rhythms of traditional life as we would like to think. For…
Feb 17
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Politics For Babies, Or How To Deal With The Annoying Things Low-Info Voters Will Say This Year
It’s a presidential election year, which means that all kinds of people who normally don’t follow politics will suddenly have a lot of opinions about…
Feb 8
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Politics For Babies, Or How To Deal With The Annoying Things Low-Info Voters Will Say This Year
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January 2024
The Boom-Bust Generation of Academics
I graduated from college in 1998, during the high point of an honest-to-goodness economic boom. Instead of grabbing one of the many new opportunities…
Jan 23
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