February 25, 2026
The Meaning-Filled Universe
We are all materialists now. As children of this current scientific era, we experience things around us as if they were...
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February 25, 2026
It’s Time to Regulate
One of the most encouraging political developments of the last ten years is that many American parents and lawmakers...
February 25, 2026
Vibing in the Ruins
The best depiction of a dinergoth I’ve seen in media is from the most dinergoth show in the world: an American...
February 25, 2026
‘Teen Consent’ Is Not a Solution to Social Media
A sixteen-year-old in Montana cannot vote. She cannot get a credit card, buy a lottery ticket, or smoke cigarettes. She...
February 25, 2026
A Shakeup Is Coming for the Nation-State
On June 13, 2025, Iran’s air defense network was largely silent in the face of an intense Israeli bombing campaign....
February 25, 2026
The Demise of Real Neighborhoods Is a Story of Finance
Much of life in 2020s America takes place nowhere in particular. We are used to thinking about American life as divided...
February 25, 2026
Happy Meals
I bit into the best tomato I’ve ever eaten on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the shadow of the...
November 25, 2025
Does MAGA Actually Want American Science to Win?
In September, I published a profile in the New York Times of Jay Bhattacharya, the new director under President Trump...
November 25, 2025
You Can’t Work the Robo-Ref
It’s the ninth inning of a decisive Major League Baseball playoff game. The San Diego Padres have just cut into the...
November 25, 2025
Doctor Death’s Messiah
When Jack Kevorkian set out for California in 1976, he had every intention of leaving medicine behind in Michigan. The...