Two words
Don’t quit. I don’t want you to read anything else from me, but the software that sends this email told me that if I sent only two words, some of your email...
How
Fun fact: I am one of the most radical conservatives you know. I want to conserve not just the recent past (say, Jim Crow) but also the Age of Enlightenment,...
three links (1 minute)
The new Paul Krugman newsletter is excellent. (His editors at the NYT were doing him dirty.) Today’s read is VERY STRONGLY recommended.I had a fun debate...
The hardest thing for an American to do.
As our future president said last night, I need you to lock in for a moment and consider the hardest thing that you, as an American, can do. You may not have...
Your future is our past.
I do not have anger at the men currently breaking many laws and robbing our country blind. I have anger at all my so-called centrist and liberal colleagues...
the dog is hollering
What was the one story that cut through the noise this week? The Bishop reminding the would-be king to be merciful. Why did it go viral? Because they’re bad...
Funny story
In my defense, it was dark when I reached inside the plastic jar of melatonin gummies that my wife had bought at Target, and then recommended to me for...
the boy in the waiting room
I’m sitting in the Downtown Kia Service Center customer lounge, where I’ve been waiting for the last three hours for our car to get a software update,...
calling their bluff
The Jesuits on Manhattan’s Upper East side hired Mr. Eric DiMichele to teach us everything we needed to be useful, and Mr. DiMichele made sure we read...
corrections & predictions
I recently alluded to a rumor that the world’s richest man uses “sock puppet” accounts to defend his honor – not unlike John Barron, publicist...
Enough. Genug. Basta.
Have you ever had sushi? A small piece of rice. A small piece of fish. And it is perfect. To get something – even pain – in just the right amount, is the...
Bad Christians
The police were right. We are spirits in a material world. The materialism is what constrains us. Right now we have prominent figures who self-identify as...
Psychology today
You’re not supposed to achieve your goals. They’re guides. Stars, you can’t touch. If you’ve ever actually achieved a goal, you’ll know the resulting feeling...
I believe in Crystal Light
You finished the sentence in your head. “I believe in Crystal Light because I believe in me.”1 It’s a genius turn of phrase: how can you doubt this...
Lysenko
I dreamt a giant wave crashed over me, I was underwater, in the dark, being buffeted about, unable to move. I remembered that I had to wait. So I did, and...
Meet you all the way
Two simple predictions about the generative AI economy that is already here, not yet equally distributed. Living in the Moment A few days ago, a music...
Two very fun books about organized crime
Pound for pound, the best movies are always about heists: from Heat to Sneakers, from Dog Day Afternoon to The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, from Out of...
Lynndie England
It was a minor meme in the days after the election that friendships, relationships, families should not be affected by one party voting for fascism. This is,...
Links (2 minutes)
The best media I’ve consumed in the last few months: The Two Popes – An absolute gem of a movie. Not only is it perfectly crafted, it’s the right movie for...
Simple
I’ve seen some long overdue discussions about how to counter fascism in America. Unfortunately most liberals, technocrats, Democrats, progressives don’t come...