Biden Declared the Pandemic Over. I Immediately Got COVID.
The irresponsible messaging from the White House makes people less likely to think about sensible precautions they could take to minimize their risk.
Why You Hate Your Job
A theory on the function of bullshit jobs: to maintain the illusion of meritocracy and to provide status and prestige for elites.
Of Course We’ll Debate Them
The left isn’t frightened of a debate. Our ideas are good enough to withstand challenge.
What the Vietnam War Can Tell Us About Ukraine
There is no one more dangerous than a political leader who is losing a war and possesses weapons of mass destruction.
What Policing Looks Like from the Inside
Law professor Rosa Brooks became a reserve police officer and witnessed firsthand the systemic problems with policing.
Six Subjects That Should Be Required In School But Aren’t
Basic education should be both more practical and more intellectual.
Defective Altruism
Socialism is the most effective altruism. Who needs anything else? The repugnant philosophy of “Effective Altruism” offers nothing to movements for global justice.
U.S. Empire and the Marvel Moral Universe
Comic book stories shape and reaffirm cultural and political attitudes. We shouldn’t settle for the imperialist propaganda put out by the Marvel Cinematic Universe.