The case for the Twitter blue check
Contra Elon Musk, mocking the platform’s over-serious ‘lords’ is half the fun
Social media
Wednesday
Tuesday
Is Elon Musk about to ax millions in severance for Twitter execs?
A poop emoji into their golden parachutes?
Friday
Elon Musk is now Donald Trump’s business rival
As Musk completes his takeover of Twitter, he’ll be taking on not just Trump but Ye
Sunday
A comedian explains how to quit social media
James Acaster has not stopped exploring where he might want to go
Monday
Is Candace Owens cashing in on Kanye West?
The troubled billionaire is buying Parler from Owens’s husband
Tuesday
The left thinks social media is reality
Their learned helplessness rejects real democracy in favor of Twitter whining
Monday
From modernism to totalitarianism
Postmodern man is characterized by an obsession with technique and technology
Monday
The Hunter Biden iCloud leak double-standard
Why can his crack-and-sex-worker videos now freely circulate?
Thursday
Who will stand for free speech?
The forces of cancellation require confrontation
Thursday
Matt Drudge was ahead of his time
Fox News canceled him for being too pro-life
Saturday
Will the Supreme Court end social media censorship?
Time for Twitter to decide what exactly it is
Saturday
No one should be punished for retweeting my jokes
Dave Weigel, Felicia Sonmez, the Washington Post and me
Thursday
We are failing to curate the present
If we exist everywhere online, do we exist anywhere at all?
Monday
The horror in Buffalo is not an excuse to censor
New York’s governor says free speech on social media has gone too far
Friday
Having fun again on Derby Day
The Kentucky Derby is the perfect fix for our social media gloominess
Thursday
More silent films, less Twitter
The world is getting louder, but no one is listening
Wednesday
The left’s great Twitter evacuation
They’re furious about Elon Musk but don’t expect them to actually leave the platform
Monday
Elon Musk and tweeting on a volcano
Blue-checks are freaking out over his offer to buy Twitter — but Weimar this is not
Why we need robust free speech laws
Recent clampdowns in Russia and China show just how foolish the prevailing US mood is
Friday
Beware the risks of tyrannical tech
Your bank account, car and WiFi could be shut off at a moment’s notice
