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Dissent and the power of two
The urge to conform is enormous. The presence of one other dissenter is often all it takes to resist.
Severance and the divided American self
The analogy to our societal fracture cuts to the bone.
The amazing fascist-adjacent coincidences of Elon Musk
The gods of coincidence are being cruel to this public servant.
The source code of democracy
Field notes from 2026
Our political future, according to DeepSeek AI
The international AI game is on.
Is oligarchy the human condition?
Let's stop pretending that this is a departure from the norm.
Looking back at 2025: An AI fever dream
The editors at OnlySky asked ChatGPT to imagine looking back at 2025 after it happens, combining known and likely factors with plausible black swans. This is the unedited result.
The never-ending appeal of the magic man
Complex problems call for complex solutions. Oh well.
Democracies fall. So do dictatorships.
The evidence is all around.
The Shrinkening
For all the energy I put in, my input at the national level has come to nothing. What if I start thinking locally?
What the movie Wicked can teach us about resisting Trump
What can the story of a con man, scapegoats, and a resistance possibly have to say about our future?
Why authoritarians love—and hate—an apology
One of the many things we can expect in the next four years is a lot of sputtering demands for apologies for the last four years.