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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.
Is oligarchy the human condition?
Let's stop pretending that this is a departure from the norm.
The unforgiven generations
We will be remembered for nothing else.
Weather whiplash: How the future will have to design for resilience
Climate change isn't headed for an extreme. It's headed for every extreme.
Hyperreal: The next-level escape from the human condition
Our species-long efforts to escape reality are headed to an unreal place.
Wars of extreme convenience
The easier war gets, the more wars we'll see.