Don’t Write Him Off Yet
In 2016, pundits and pollsters underestimated Donald Trump’s chances, resulting in a shocking upset. They should be careful not to make the same mistake twice.
The Entirely Predictable Collapse of FTX Exposes the Failures of Regulators and Journalists
The most ‘respectable’ of the crypto billionaires was just another fraudster. When will journalists stop hyping this industry? When will regulators protect consumers from getting ripped off by the next Ponzi scheme?
A YIMBY and a “Left NIMBY” Duke it Out
A conversation with housing activist Darrell Owens of CA YIMBY reveals that the terms NIMBY and YIMBY might not mean what you think.
If NATO Opposes Aggression, Why Does it Support Turkish Crimes Against the Kurds?
Why is NATO member Turkey allowed to get away with the very crimes we condemn in Ukraine?
The Majority of Americans Do Not Support Right-Wing Extremism
The midterm election results show hope that Trumpism can be defeated and that the Republican seizure of the country’s political apparatus is not inevitable.
Weird Vibes at the Ballot Box
How the writings of pioneering counterculture journalist Hunter S. Thompson exposed the grotesque circus of American politics—and can broaden our vision of the possible.
Manufacturing Consent and the Case of Satan
How do we know everything we’ve heard about the guy is true? What if we’ve got the whole story backwards?
What Will Artificial Intelligence Do To Us?
Computers are able to do terrifyingly impressive things, with more to come. What does this mean for work? For art? For the future of the species?