Tyranny Gets Personal

How the best show on television illuminates personality-cult capitalism.

Mar 26 • 

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The Markets Are Stupid

Most People Are Less Informed Than You Are

Mar 11 • 

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July 2024

A Dark Anniversary

What the aftermath of the Cyprus invasion reveals about nationalism, authoritarianism, and democracy.

Jul 21, 2024 • 

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The Unthinkable Becomes Thinkable

Notes on Alex Garland's "Civil War"

Jul 16, 2024 • 

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August 2023

What I Learned from Milan Kundera

On the importance of zeroing in on a character's truth.

Aug 8, 2023 • 

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June 2023

Predicting the Future Is So Yesterday

How Do You Write for Now, When Now is Already Then?

Jun 6, 2023 • 

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May 2023

Research Note: Cultish

The Language at the Heart of Undue Influence

May 30, 2023 • 

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The Absurdity of Apocalypse

Did Covid Ruin Pandemic Fiction?

May 23, 2023 • 

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Is The Great Gatsby Still Relevant?

Revisiting the Jazz Age Classic

May 16, 2023 • 

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What’s Your Beef?

The Art of Nurturing a Grievance

May 9, 2023 • 

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Why Are Fictional Despots So Much More Competent than Real Ones?

How I learned to stop worrying and understand that reality is more like Dr. Strangelove than the Hunger Games.

May 2, 2023 • 

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April 2023

Please Don’t Read This

Are you someone who usually skips the introduction?

Apr 23, 2023 • 

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