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It’s a Small, Small World
All roads—even North Dakota ones—lead to Rome
Jul 2
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James Lileks
Yes! We Have No Bananas
Some societies have more taboos than others, perhaps due to the longevity and strength of a shared cultural tradition
Jun 27
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Addison Del Mastro
Weighing In on the New Weight Loss Drugs
Can we have our cake and eat it too?
Jun 25
The Mortalist
The bonds that connect us to each other and our world will always be stronger than the cult of death
Jun 23
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Martin Gurri
The 'Woke' Lie That Broke America
It wasn’t the professors who rewired the culture. It was the editors.
Jun 16
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John Mac Ghlionn
Why I Didn’t Sign
An amicus brief from Harvard alums avoids addressing the university’s many failings
Jun 13
Obscenity and Free Speech: An Awkward Coexistence
Do you ‘know it when you see it’—and does that matter when it comes to protecting free speech?
Jun 11
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Nathan Goetting
White and Black Album
How much cultural “knowledge” is ignorance and context collapse?
Jun 10
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Addison Del Mastro
Is It Time for End-of-College ‘Board’ Exams?
With AI use rising in higher ed, faculty members need new ways to ensure their students are actually learning
Jun 5
Academic Activism as an Effect of Digital Media
The social media forces of virality have irrevocably changed the nature of academia
May 21
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Andrey Mir
Observations From a Wedding
On making your tribe, what Fargo folks are really up to and where the heck the wind came from
May 16
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James Lileks
Baby Bonuses Won’t Save America
To solve the problem of declining birth rates, we need a deep cultural renewal, not superficial policy fixes
May 9
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John Mac Ghlionn
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