How a Narrative Goes Viral
It is a fact that migrants here illegally have spread, are spreading, and will spread Covid-19.
It is also a narrative. A dangerous, seductive, rapi…
Tag: Most Liked
In Praise of Bitcoin
What made Bitcoin special is nearly lost, and what remains is a false and constructed narrative that exists in service to Wall Street and Washington r…
What Do We Need To Be True?
Modeling common knowledge by analyzing missionary statements and their reverberations works. Except when it doesn’t.
Reap the Whirlwind
There is a brief window where I think we have the opportunity to commit to building a common national identity together. Seizing this opportunity will…
A Tale of Two Cults
There's a moment when the real world peeks through the narratives that surround us, and we convince ourselves that this will be the truth that frees o…
Oh No, Here It Comes Again, That Funny Feeling
Three weeks ago, I didn't see a narrative path for Trump to win a turnout-based election hinging on four or five swing states.
Today I do.
It's th…
Lucifer’s Hammer
There's a comet speeding our way, a comet of endemic urban violence.
And for so many people - especially young men with the voice of Ego now shouting…
Facebook Delenda Est
More than any other company, Facebook is undermining our democracy and our most integral political rights.
More than any other company, Facebook has …
The Anti-Anarchist Cookbook
Defund the police? No.
Demilitarize and Deunionize? Yes.
Police reform is just the start.
First the People
This is not a chronicle of errors and mistakes made during COVID-19.
This is the story about the inevitable, simultaneous failure of each of the ins…