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Used Car Salesman Fascism
Trump, Musk, and the effort to prop up Tesla
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Don’t wait for the tipping point
ICE agents have kidnapped a Palestinian man, Mahmoud Khalil, who helped organize Columbia student protests against Israel’s genocide. He’s a green card holder. His wife, an American citizen who is eight months pregnant, was also threatened, says his attorney. Just before the publication of this piece, journalist Prem
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Convenience is killing us
Let me be the first to say I like my little conveniences. I enjoy it when my web browser memorizes my passwords and saves me six seconds, sometimes I get food delivered to my house, and I take a Lyft to the airport when I can’t get a cab
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A Government of Looters
The oligarchs are trying to steal everything they can
boycott
What comes after a one-day boycott?
So there was a one-day boycott. It’s impossible to know how many people participated, but millions liked, posted, and shared the message, and quite a few probably withheld their money from corporate America for a day. Today the question some people are naturally asking is, now what? But, before
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The Deadly Dumbing Down
Reversing the deliberate effort to curtail the American mind
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The luxury of time
There have been a few typos in my last two newsletters, and the reason is simple: I rushed. I was on a road trip through Colorado and New Mexico with a friend over the last week, but I felt compelled to write some nights and early mornings. I had a
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Who wants to live forever?
Bryan Johnson and the false promise of immortality
Resist
The age of Confidence Men
Musk, Trump, and their house of cards
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What radicalized you?
Never cede the framing
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Fear
A reflection for supporting readers
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Your anger is legitimate
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise