Politics

Fire Sale at the End of History

Donald Trump is above the law. Defeating him means that we have to admit this to ourselves.

19 hrs ago •

Meet the Real Elites

Maybe it's the pundits telling you who to believe

Nov 15 •

Relax - America Will Probably Just Collapse Now

Odds of a competent fascist regime aren't in Trump's favour

Nov 8 •

The Silicon Valley Insurrection: Take Back the Internet

To save ourselves from fascism we need to wrest back control of our digital lives

Nov 1 •

Well, Here We Are Again, Yanks: A Foreigner's Perspective on What You're About to Do

This is bigger than America. The whole west needs to fight this ideology. It begins with you.

Oct 25 •

The Betrayal of Carl Sagan and the Rebirth of Cecil Rhodes

A story of three men and the politics of space exploration

Oct 18 •

No, They'll Never Believe in Climate Change: How Science Becomes Political

From climatology to vaccines, once science becomes Us Versus Them it's impossible to treat it objectively.

Oct 11 •

The Censorship Grievance Industrial Complex: Part 2 - The War on Truth

Free speech is important. The right wants you to believe education is its enemy. Don't believe their lies.

Oct 4 •

The Censorship Grievance Industrial Complex: Part 1 - The Conservative Media Paradox

Right wing media whines incessantly about censorship while wholly relying on it

Sep 27 •

How to Engineer a Moral Panic For Fun and Profit

The Republicans' insane anti-Haitian terror campaign is a dangerous new low that brings to question their deeper motives

Sep 20 •

Capitalism Can't Figure Out How to Operate in a World Without Advertising

Venture capitalism killed the advertising model and now nobody knows how to make media work

Sep 6 •

The Myth of "Lowering the Temperature" of Western Politics

Agitation toward violence is the right’s primary strategy. Without it, they scramble for appeal.

Aug 30 •

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