audio-article
Three visions of the year 3000
A quick look at the long run.
You are one of the most important humans who have ever lived
It isn't the end of the world. But give it a minute.
Ross Douthat wants you to believe in God
The orderly universe is not the pro-God argument Douthat thinks it is.
A less crowded future
Almost no one saw this coming.
The human archipelago
Like most modern toxins, AI's ability to isolate us proceeds with our enthusiastic permission.
The source code of democracy
Field notes from 2026
The broligarchs and the quest for immortality
When the solution to having more money than you can spend in a lifetime is much, much more lifetime.
The passing of the American era
For better and worse, it's over.
Santa Ana and the fires to come
The seasonal high winds that once seemed a romantic part of living in Los Angeles now stir an annual sense of doom.
Our political future, according to DeepSeek AI
The international AI game is on.
The shrugging seculars
Gen Z is the most secular generation, but they wear it lightly. Is that shrugging attitude about to change?
Lessons for a future atheist president from Jimmy Carter’s funeral
A secular civilization, like any civilization, will need a story about a beneficent universe and a hopeful future.