A More Political Science

The Invention of Slavery

Lincoln on whether technology makes us free

Defying the Data Priests

On the threat of rule by algorithmic fiat

Libidinal Liberalism

Does banning bad behavior just make it worse?

Redpilling and the Regime

Claiming to be a daring outsider who speaks forbidden truths has become a standard trope. Can it still threaten the establishment?

From: Available in Audio

The Case Against the Case Against Space

If we had to solve the human condition before we tried anything new, we’d never try anything new.

A Scientist’s Mind, a Poet’s Soul

On the unified cosmic vision of Alexander von Humboldt, the nineteenth century’s great naturalist-adventurer

From Tech Critique to Ways of Living

Neil Postman was right. So what?

Radiation Politics in a Pandemic

Why is Covid-19 science making us more partisan?

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Covid Denialists and the Fight over Liberalism

Why the swamp and its drainers were both blind to the threat

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic