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An Inconsistent Approach to Viewpoint Diversity

Swing Voters Aren't Centrists

But the centrist's fallacy has convinced many political pundits they are.

Liberalism, Virtue, and the Crisis of Young Men

Liberals should stop pretending liberalism is value-free, and instead argue that liberal values are better than the alternatives.

Why, Despite the Numbers, Bluesky Feels Bigger than Threads

Threads has significantly more active users than Bluesky, but feels a lot smaller. Why?

It's Okay if Your Social Media Platform is a Bubble

Is it wrong to have a social media feed primarily of people you agree with?

How to Use Substack's Recommendation Network With a Non-Substack Newsletter

A simple method using automatic email forwards and Zapier.

What Do We Do Now?

The worst happened, and America will be ruled, for four years at least, by fascism.

The Staggering Promise of AI Tutors

Chatbots can help students understand concepts when their teachers can't.

Representation is Not "Politics"

It's not "political" when a game or movie isn't a bunch of straight white guys.

The Basic Case for Liberalism

Change and diversity are inevitable and good—and our politics should reflect that.

The Quillette Effect

When echo chambers masquerade as open inquiry.

The GOP's Competence Gap

Republican talent has largely been replaced by amateurs and grifters. That's a hole the right will have difficulty recovering from.

I Voted

Even if your vote is purely expressive, you should express opposition to fascism.

“Social Liberalization” in Opposition to “Social Conservatism”

Two Kinds of Moral Thinking

Actually, Trump Would Be Terrible for the Economy.

What It Means to View Ethics as a Practice

The Room that Made Me

What happens if Trump loses?

The Innsmouth Immigrant Crimewave the Democrat Party is Hiding from You

The Misuse of Meritocracy

On men who convince themselves they are the only true meritocrats because women somehow don‘t understand or don‘t appreciate the idea of merit.

How to Talk Yourself into Defending Nonsense

The simple process by which very intelligent people can end up doubling down on very bad arguments.

Social Conservatism is Suffering

We cannot make permanent what is inevitably impermanent, and insisting otherwise brings distress. Better to embrace dynamism and social diversity.

How Social Media Tricks our Brains — and Destroys our Politics

Social media convinces us our small communities are representative of the whole and tells us we’re more right than we really are.

The Challenge of Committing to Liberty—and Meaning It

It is all too easy to abandon liberty when its practice inconveniences us.