March into the Ruins
April 17, 2026
Kluge always wanted to give people, and the principles to which people try to be faithful, some extra lift.
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Cherish Your Memorized Weakness
April 16, 2026
"The Comeback" is by no means happy to be here.
Vigilante Injustice
April 15, 2026
Two books revisit the Bernie Goetz shooting.
What’s in a Name?
April 14, 2026
“Ain’t that so? You never never know.”
West Memphis Three
Love is the law, love under will.
They Came to See Us Suffer
April 09, 2026
In the influencer novel, the work is the pain.
Cloud Control
April 08, 2026
The struggle between the White House and Anthropic raises public questions of private power.
Frothing Mad
April 07, 2026
Radicalized by the betrayal of a meritocratic promise.
Papers, Please
April 03, 2026
Age verification laws harm sex workers.
The Crisis Response Trap
April 02, 2026
Naming an emergency while protecting the status quo.
Think Nothing of It
March 31, 2026
Nothing is inevitable about the future of AI.
Dan and Daisy
Don’t get me wrong. I also want to kill you.