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How a Healthy Society Falls Apart • Stefan Zweig's account is almost too strange to believe—but forces us to ask if it could happen again
How a Healthy Society Falls Apart
Stefan Zweig's account is almost too strange to believe—but forces us to ask if it could happen again
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September 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
How a Healthy Society Falls Apart • Stefan Zweig's account is almost too strange to believe—but forces us to ask if it could happen again
The Last 24 Hours Are the Opening Scene in a Horror Movie • Eight different insiders have issued warnings—and you need to hear them out
The Last 24 Hours Are the Opening Scene in a Horror Movie
Eight different insiders have issued warnings—and you need to hear them out
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September 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The Last 24 Hours Are the Opening Scene in a Horror Movie • Eight different insiders have issued warnings—and you need to hear them out
Amazon is Polluted • And I'm not talking about a river in South America
Amazon is Polluted
And I'm not talking about a river in South America
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September 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Amazon is Polluted • And I'm not talking about a river in South America
YouTube Videos I’m Recommending Right Now • Here’s a big batch of 14 recent videos. These are keepers.
YouTube Videos I’m Recommending Right Now
Here’s a big batch of 14 recent videos. These are keepers.
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September 4, 2026 at 11:49 PM
YouTube Videos I’m Recommending Right Now • Here’s a big batch of 14 recent videos. These are keepers.
Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules • I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the archive
Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules
I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the archive
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September 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules • I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the archive
10 Brutally Honest Predictions on the Future of AI • Forget the hype—here’s what will really happen
10 Brutally Honest Predictions on the Future of AI
Forget the hype—here’s what will really happen
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August 31, 2026 at 8:49 PM
10 Brutally Honest Predictions on the Future of AI • Forget the hype—here’s what will really happen
The 3 Bad Types of Humanities Professor • And how to improve cultural education in the current moment
The 3 Bad Types of Humanities Professor
And how to improve cultural education in the current moment
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August 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The 3 Bad Types of Humanities Professor • And how to improve cultural education in the current moment
How Our Leisure Time Got Monetized • It wasn’t always like this
How Our Leisure Time Got Monetized
It wasn’t always like this
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August 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
How Our Leisure Time Got Monetized • It wasn’t always like this
Stanford's Secret Course on How to Rule the World • And its link to the scandal surrounding Bill Gates’s daughter
Stanford's Secret Course on How to Rule the World
And its link to the scandal surrounding Bill Gates’s daughter
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August 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Stanford's Secret Course on How to Rule the World • And its link to the scandal surrounding Bill Gates’s daughter
How to Make a Marriage Proposal • At least here's how I did it
How to Make a Marriage Proposal
At least here's how I did it
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August 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
How to Make a Marriage Proposal • At least here's how I did it
What Are You Favorite New Movies, Music, Books, and TV Series? • I'm seeking recommendations from the brain trust (that means you)
What Are You Favorite New Movies, Music, Books, and TV Series?
I'm seeking recommendations from the brain trust (that means you)
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August 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
What Are You Favorite New Movies, Music, Books, and TV Series? • I'm seeking recommendations from the brain trust (that means you)
Reese Witherspoon and Me • Will I join her on the red carpet some day?
Reese Witherspoon and Me
Will I join her on the red carpet some day?
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August 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Reese Witherspoon and Me • Will I join her on the red carpet some day?
Great New Music I'm Recommending Right Now • Ten recent albums of outstanding merit
Great New Music I'm Recommending Right Now
Ten recent albums of outstanding merit
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August 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Great New Music I'm Recommending Right Now • Ten recent albums of outstanding merit
Is a Multibillion-Dollar Company Smarter than a 6th Grader? • And other dispatches from the culture wars
Is a Multibillion-Dollar Company Smarter than a 6th Grader?
And other dispatches from the culture wars
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August 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Is a Multibillion-Dollar Company Smarter than a 6th Grader? • And other dispatches from the culture wars
How to Lose $35 Billion with Philosophy • We've come a long way from Plato and Aristotle
How to Lose $35 Billion with Philosophy
We've come a long way from Plato and Aristotle
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August 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
How to Lose $35 Billion with Philosophy • We've come a long way from Plato and Aristotle
How I Became the Honest Broker • I share my origin story
How I Became the Honest Broker
I share my origin story
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August 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
How I Became the Honest Broker • I share my origin story
Mark Zuckerberg's Empire Is Now Crumbling • Has any company in history made more bad decisions?
Mark Zuckerberg's Empire Is Now Crumbling
Has any company in history made more bad decisions?
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July 30, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Mark Zuckerberg's Empire Is Now Crumbling • Has any company in history made more bad decisions?
The 50 Essential Western Films (Part 2) • In this installment, I cover the period from 1955 through 1968
The 50 Essential Western Films (Part 2)
In this installment, I cover the period from 1955 through 1968
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July 27, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The 50 Essential Western Films (Part 2) • In this installment, I cover the period from 1955 through 1968
My Gripe with LeBron James • Am I the only person who feels this way?
My Gripe with LeBron James
Am I the only person who feels this way?
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July 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
My Gripe with LeBron James • Am I the only person who feels this way?
Predictions on the Future of Netflix (and Other Huge Platforms) • I dig more deeply into the collapse of audience capture
Predictions on the Future of Netflix (and Other Huge Platforms)
I dig more deeply into the collapse of audience capture
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July 23, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Predictions on the Future of Netflix (and Other Huge Platforms) • I dig more deeply into the collapse of audience capture
What Do You Have to Hide? • A conversation with Lowry Pressly on why we need privacy as part of the good life
What Do You Have to Hide?
A conversation with Lowry Pressly on why we need privacy as part of the good life
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July 23, 2026 at 8:49 AM
What Do You Have to Hide? • A conversation with Lowry Pressly on why we need privacy as part of the good life
Talking About My Generation • What do I think about Boomers? Do you really want to know?
Talking About My Generation
What do I think about Boomers? Do you really want to know?
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July 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Talking About My Generation • What do I think about Boomers? Do you really want to know?
The 10 Greatest Failures of Orson Welles • Sometimes misses are as important as hits
The 10 Greatest Failures of Orson Welles
Sometimes misses are as important as hits
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July 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The 10 Greatest Failures of Orson Welles • Sometimes misses are as important as hits
12 YouTube Videos I'm Enjoying Right Now • Today I cover everything from fashion tips to career advice—and also lots of good music
12 YouTube Videos I'm Enjoying Right Now
Today I cover everything from fashion tips to career advice—and also lots of good music
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July 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
12 YouTube Videos I'm Enjoying Right Now • Today I cover everything from fashion tips to career advice—and also lots of good music
What You Won't Learn About the Odyssey from a Movie • Christopher Nolan's film version makes its debut in London today
What You Won't Learn About the Odyssey from a Movie
Christopher Nolan's film version makes its debut in London today
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July 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
What You Won't Learn About the Odyssey from a Movie • Christopher Nolan's film version makes its debut in London today