Dear readers (reader) and friends (friend),

Today, a new piece was published at Hypocrite Reader on the long anti-communist history of American dentistry and why most of us don’t have guaranteed dental coverage, even in old age. Read the full thing, free of charge, here.

In the journal Technology and Culture, I reviewed a fascinating recent book by Lukas Engelmann and Christos Lynteris on the story of maritime fumigation and global capitalism. Past the paywall, it’s available here (and I’m happy to share for those who can’t access it).

Coming soon (I hope) is an article I’ve been working on for nearly a year about why everyone briefly thought llama drugs would save us from COVID-19. More on that soon.