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America Commits Hegemonic Suicide
I don’t think we’ve grasped the gravity of what’s been unfolding in the Middle East over the past five months
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The Dying Days of Punditry
Or maybe it’s more accurate to say that everyone’s a pundit now, even the LLMs trying to render me superfluous
Jul 31
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The Stillborn Post-Trump GOP
Will Vance or Rubio come out on top in the scramble to define the Republican future? Or will neither of them?
Jul 27
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Ten Theses for Liberals on Sex and Gender
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Decline Is a Choice America Keeps Making
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A Five-Alarm Fire in Minnesota
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The Singularly Appalling Republican Party
Apr 12, 2023
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MAGA's Downward Moral Spiral
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The Politics of Anger in Minneapolis
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The (Still) Rising Anti-Christian Right
It’s ascendent online, as some prominent responses to Christopher Nolan’s Christianized Odyssey make clear
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Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey
The acclaimed director gives us a surprisingly modern Bronze Age warrior
Jul 20
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Ask Me Anything—July 2026
I answer questions about why I’m so opposed to court packing; how I manage to teach, write Substack posts, and scramble to finish a book all at once…
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The Populist Right Finds Its Long-Term Goal
Could Trump v. Barbara be the next Roe v. Wade?
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Two Cheers for the SCOTUS Term
It could have been far worse than it turned out to be
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