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The era of Mamdani
This isn't how politics normally goes in America.
The leading edge of social justice is secular
As the world gets less religious, it also becomes more moral.
Odds and ends: The roaring twenty-twenties
We're repeating historical patterns from a hundred years ago, in more ways than one.
Lessons from Foundation: Decline, fall... and comeback?
Civilization goes through cycles of collapse and rebirth. That's both a pessimistic and a hopeful message for us.
Are we ready to live forever?
Immortality would create whole new problems that we're ill-equipped to deal with.
The second arts and crafts revolution
It's never been easier to learn DIY skills.
Can we imagine life without cars?
The builders of a car-free community in Arizona want to find out.
Ambitopia: How to face an uncertain future
The future won't be utopian or dystopian, but both at the same time.
The fertility freeze: Why the birth rate is falling
Fewer women are choosing to have kids, and the reasons should be obvious.
Negativland and me: Why we fall for hoaxes
Public gullibility was a problem in the 1980s when I was caught up in a famous media hoax. It’s worse today.
Raise a glass to America's immigrant winemakers
ICE raids endanger a thriving industry and a true American-dream success story.
63 words that could silence the courts: How a tiny clause in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” threatens American democracy
Authority without enforcement is theater dressed as law.