Society

Shaun Maguire—venture capital partner, SpaceX bet winner, sophisticated bigot—wants you to know that Zohran Mamdani “comes from a culture that lies about everything.” That it’s “literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda.”

Jason Calacanis and the Sophisticated Art of Excusing Everything

A Comprehensive Defense of the Liberal Tradition and a Case for Its Renewal

Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.

An excerpt from my book, Weeb Economy.

Why "business is business" isn't good enough, why Congress should use its contempt power, and what moral fidelity demands when democracy fights back.

What does it really cost to achieve the American Dream? We show the lifetime cost for a household, covering home ownership to raising kids.

American institutions must deny sovereignty to certain groups of people in order to avoid narrative conflicts. Once the U.S. pulls on that thread, the whole yarn of national narratives comes apart.…

The so-called ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ goes up in smoke.

No.377 — The abundance movement’s blind spot ⊗ New Horizons, Common Ground ⊗ We’re doing AI all wrong ⊗ Peatlands as climate regulator ⊗ Narrative String Theory

Why the crisis everyone mourns reveals liberal tradition at its most vital

The real work of judgment makes possible stability and repair, a work worth even one’s death, or, what may prove more difficult, a lifetime of obscure fidelity.

Republicans discover—with shock!—that white supremacists were the call coming from inside the house

A Return to Liberal Tradition

The week philosophy met reality

"There will be no advances in negotiations with the United States if Marco Rubio is part of the team." Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Anti-ICE protestors are showing signs of developing effective strategies and tactics.

How do we live when it feels like everything is burning? We just do. And we be kind, and we bake.

The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show

Explore the household debt-to-income landscape in every U.S. state, from Hawaii’s 2.06 ratio to the low-debt Midwest.

A box by a door. A hand that picks up. A name that calls an object to account.

There is a reason why leading experts on fascism are critical of President Trump: He's taking America down a dark path.

A new strategy to stop business elites from bending the knee.

Brad Littlejohn’s recent book offers wise guidance for navigating our way through these times of rapid change.