The Incuriosity EngineThere was a great article that Namanyay Goel wrote this week about how AI is leading to junior developers who can’t code that’s worth your…Feb 1918Feb 1918
A Loose Affiliation of Millionaires and Billionaires and BabiesThinking about what it means to be a man in a second Trump termJan 292Jan 292
The Low-Trust ElectionI don’t think there was anything that the Harris campaign could have done that would have changed the outcome of this election, I really…Nov 6, 20241Nov 6, 20241
My Personal Case For Your Harris VoteI have done my best to maintain a positive attitude toward the election that’s happening next week, but the reality is that I have to…Oct 30, 20242Oct 30, 20242
The Case Against Your Election HeartburnWe’re just shy of a week to go until the election and it feels like everyone’s mental health is rapidly deteriorating. The race is closer…Oct 28, 2024Oct 28, 2024
Freedom for Who?Yesterday, September 4th, was the beginning of school shooting season. It happened at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia, and was…Sep 6, 2024Sep 6, 2024
You Have To Kill The 2016 Election In Your HeadBut there’s a little voice in the back of all of our heads it seems, telling us that we shouldn’t believe it. That voice is the ghost of…Aug 4, 2024Aug 4, 2024
Just Be NormalThe ease at which the Democratic Party transitioned from Biden to Harris is the last week has been surprising, but even more surprising has…Jul 29, 2024Jul 29, 2024
How the West Was Won and Where it Got UsIt would be an almost comedic understatement to say that a lot has happened in the Presidential race in the last two weeks, but it would…Jul 11, 2024Jul 11, 2024
Vaccines, Guilt, and the Burden of the Individual in a Crisis“Confess your passion, your secret fear/Prepare to meet the challenge of the new frontier” — Donald FagenMar 9, 2021Mar 9, 2021
The end of the Trump MonocultureThe Trump administration ended this week, and with it ended America’s last remaining social monoculture. If you’re not familiar with the…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
It’s Never Good When the New York Times Reports on Your HometownI rolled over in bed this morning to a text message from a friend containing a New York Times article about St. Cloud, MN, my hometown. As…Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019
How Sports Give Men Room to FeelLast year the Minnesota Twins lost 103 games, which is enough that it becomes easy to stop caring long before the season is over. It was…Oct 3, 2017Oct 3, 2017