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Ask Me Anything—March 2026
I answer questions from paid subscribers about how I understand morality, what the right institutional response to Trumpism should be, and which Beatles…
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A Call for Questions—March 2026
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Zero Cheers for Trump’s Regime Change War
If Iraq was a drunk driving incident on the world stage, the Iran War is the most powerful nation on the planet behaving exactly like what it is: a…
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A Five-Alarm Fire in Minnesota
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The Singularly Appalling Republican Party
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MAGA's Downward Moral Spiral
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The Judgments of the Right-Wing Mind
Otherwise unthinkable acts become justifiable when the political stakes involve the very survival of the country
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Seven Observations About the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision
And Donald Trump’s unhinged response to it
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If I Say I Really Loved You
What I learned from reading about the intense and turbulent friendship of John Lennon and Paul McCartney
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Rod Dreher’s Exile
A new profile of my old friend raises big questions about what motivates him—and what motivates me
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Something Even Bigger Is Almost Happening
I don’t know if our billionaire tech overlords grasp just how politically dangerous their anticipated AI disruption could prove to be
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How Not to Defend Liberalism
Liberals need to confront what angry electorates are telling them, not flinch and dismiss the critics
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Two Ways for Democrats to Win
The easy way, and the way that builds a better future—for the party, and the country
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