Jun 25, 2026
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5 min read
Extreme wealth inequality completely wrecks democracy and civil society.
Jun 18, 2026
6 min read
A blog/newsletter anniversary post. Plus, my notes on the beehiiv-substack transition
Jun 13, 2026
Elon Musk is a trillionaire, and everyone is a sucker whether they like it or not.
Jun 4, 2026
2 min read
I reviewed Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian's new book for Flaming Hydra
May 28, 2026
This is how we win
May 19, 2026
3 min read
Reckoning with the latest political news.
May 14, 2026
And record stores in 2026 are niche cultural institutions. Their heyday is long gone.
May 12, 2026
In which Elon Musk buying the government turns out to have been his cheapest option.
May 4, 2026
Think broadband. Or, potentially, the 2008 housing market.
May 1, 2026
4 min read
The Supreme Court is filled with partisan operatives. It will not repair itself.
Apr 21, 2026
New writing at Tech Policy Press on the latest Palantir manifesto
Apr 14, 2026
9 min read
Can we just not?
Apr 10, 2026
An optimistic book about how scandal revitalizes democracy. I have some notes.
Apr 2, 2026
10 min read
A jaded lesson from revisiting a missed prediction
Mar 27, 2026
7 min read
Alternative media, tech, billionaires, tech-billionaires, and some book recommendations
Mar 20, 2026
11 min read
Some lessons about technology and futurity. And why the analogy to generative AI is not quite right.
Mar 17, 2026
Katie Drummond is leading Wired magazine through its best era.
Mar 15, 2026
13 min read
We can have nice things or we can have comfortable billionaires. We cannot have both.
Mar 8, 2026
(this is a grief-post, written more for myself than for my readers)
Mar 5, 2026
No. No it can't. Come on, now.
Mar 3, 2026
Same Future, New Web Address
