The Democratic Health Care Hoax
All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.
Luke Savage
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When George Orwell predicted AI
"It would probably not be beyond human ingenuity to write books by machinery,”
The Electability Hustle
Centrist arguments about who is or isn't "electable" have always been about disciplining the Democratic base rather than actually winning elections
From Elbows Up To Make America Great Again
Mark Carney was elected to stand up to Donald Trump. Instead, he's become a key Trump ally.
All That's Solid Melts Into Ads
Ben Shapiro and the metaphysics of right wing grift
The Art of the Grift
Towards a general theory of Trumpist aesthetics
McKinsey Is A Blight On The World
How the World’s Most Elite Consulting Firm, Helped Turbocharge America’s Opioid Epidemic
Socialism's Critics Are Running On Empty
Throughout the 20th century, the appeal of socialism inspired genuine intellectual ferment on the reactionary right. Today, its critique of the left is completely out of gas.
Not all heroes wear capes
Some, in fact, wear trash cans.
The Reactionary Prophet of Russian Ultranationalism
A far-reaching conversation with Professor Benjamin Teitelbaum