The tech I’m looking forward to in 2024
Premium screens, standout laptops and AI will be huge this year
Society
Tuesday
Why have parties suddenly gotten good?
Even an old grump like me has been having a good time
Friday
Axios bravely points out Covid hurt Trump’s economy
‘Trump’s economic record is only good if you leave off what happened from March 2020 to the end of his administration’
Wednesday
Is the New York Times’s Gaza mayor op-ed worth condemning?
‘Pro-free speech’ outlets on the right are making ‘platforming’ arguments
Wednesday
Bowling Alone reads like a nostalgic look at the good ol’ days
However bad Robert Putnam thought it was, it has become considerably worse
Why BDSM is innately conservative
S&M people might look like perverted children of the Sixties. But for all their weird ways this crowd is the natural ally of conservatives
A history of intellect
The Greeks had a concept of the ‘intellect’ that is the diametric opposite of our own
Monday
Being curious about race does not make you racist
The taboo around speaking about race has reached levels that are now nothing less than comical
Saturday
The Politico story covering for Susanna Gibson is more embarrassing than anything she ever did
And she peed for paying strangers on Chaturbate
Friday
On the ground at the Washington Post journo strike
Several Post employees shared the alleged unfair treatment they received at the hands of management
Saturday
Navigating the confusion within the Catholic Church
A Catholic author and former Trump speechwriter weighs in
Thursday
Mehdi Hasan gets demoted
The MSNBC host has lost his show
Tuesday
A look inside Right Side Broadcasting Network
In the 2024 race, the popularity of RSBN among the MAGA faithful and Trump himself could revive the dynamics of 2016
The decline of the stylish man
What’s happening on the London fashion front?
The rebuilding of the Tower of Babel
Mass communication tends by its nature to the generation of propaganda
Friday
A cautionary tale about Wikipedia censorship and the Twitter Files
Submission is not enough — the left also wants your humiliation
Monday
Catholic priest demoted over Sabrina Carpenter music video
The singer, scantily clad, paraded around a Williamsburg church
Friday
Meet Meredith Angwin, the grandmother changing the energy industry
The self-published author saw what almost no one else did: the coming downfall of the American electrical system
The rise of the underground free speech groups
Independent thought makes a comeback in progressive cities
Why ‘dirty’ coal is vital to a ‘clean’ green future
‘Any time you have energy, you have to dig something out of the ground’