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Many things are bad for children, but having gay parents still isn’t one of them
The campaign to reverse marriage equality has begun
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Jon Stewart has become his own worst nightmare
Econ 101? In this economy?
Feb 9
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The postliberal war on economics
Peak oil panic didn’t just mislead environmentalists, it helped birth a right-wing anti-markets worldview that is helping run the country
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Phil Magness
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The fox in liberalism’s henhouse
Critical race theory and the identity left presented themselves as updated anti-racism, but underneath the jargon was a clean break with liberal…
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"Some kids are just dumb" is not good education policy
Yes, Freddie, I think UCSD students can do basic algebra
Nov 20, 2025
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Toward abundance
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Stop calling housing regulations “small-bore.”
Not everything is a conspiracy.
Feb 27
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Why schools keep losing the technology bet
A computer in every classroom was supposed to revolutionize education. Now AI is making the same promise.
Feb 24
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Kelsey Piper
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Did feminization kill progress?
No.
Feb 23
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How scarcity politics eats liberalism
Why liberalism needs abundance
Feb 16
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Everything's computer
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Anthropic is somehow both too dangerous to allow and essential to national security
The White House finally found an AI regulation it likes: requiring AI companies to sell it killer robots
Feb 26
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Kelsey Piper
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Did feminization kill progress?
No.
Feb 23
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Jerusalem Demsas
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We may miss the sweatshops
Will the global poor be left out of fully automated gay luxury space communism?
Feb 20
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Matthew Yglesias
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When "technically true" becomes "actually misleading"
Worst Take of the Week: Tyler Austin Harper, please download Claude Code
Feb 13
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Kelsey Piper
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Confidence interval
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How to win a culture war from behind
Marriage equality won by changing the question. Trans rights activists are fighting on the wrong terrain.
Mar 5
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Lakshya Jain
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The Trump voters telling pollsters they never voted for him
Everybody loves a winner
Feb 25
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Lakshya Jain
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Did feminization kill progress?
No.
Feb 23
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Jerusalem Demsas
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Against thoughtless moderation
Many voters oppose trans girls in women's sports. Even more support protecting trans people from discrimination.
Feb 18
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How to win a culture war from behind
Marriage equality won by changing the question. Trans rights activists are fighting on the wrong terrain.
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Lakshya Jain
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The Tinder-ization of the job market
Why nobody's getting hired in a "good" economy
Mar 4
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Matt Darling
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Why hasn't AI cured cancer?
One hundred years of progress, any day now
Mar 3
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Kelsey Piper
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Anthropic and the right to say no
A free society is one where “no” doesn’t trigger state punishment.
Mar 2
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