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Remember who the bad guys are

It's the oil and gas companies.

May 16 •

What I Learned from Being Gaslit about Lyme Disease (by Myself and the Medical Establishment)

Newfound sympathy for the Anti-Vaxxer and Climate Denier, among other disturbing turns of events.

May 8 •

When the Right Fights the Right About the Jews

Turns out, overbroad definitions of antisemitism might catch the wrong sorts of people in the net.

May 3 •

The Frantic Politics of Cortisol

The favorite drug of toxic dudes, terrified parents, and the loudest protesters on the lawn.

Apr 25 •

Civil War is brilliant, but the bad guys are mostly offscreen

Yes, Americans are enraged. But what about the people and companies enraging them?

Apr 18 •

The Collectivist Apocalypse of The Three-Body Problem

Netflix's hit series has a very un-American approach to saving the world. In in a good way.

Apr 12 •

Joe Rogan and the Death of God

Human beings thirst for meaning and order, but there are better ways to get them than from old-time religion.

Apr 5 •

Gamestop, Set, Match: How Donald Trump Got Richer than Ever, Beat Tish James, and Sold Out his Own People

Trump Media’s IPO is a great illustration of the century’s most dangerous con man at work. And he's laughing all the way.

Mar 27 •

Both/And with Jay Michaelson

Both/And with Jay Michaelson

Politics/spirituality, psychology/religion, psychedelics/climate, liberalism/ethics. By a rabbi/journalist, lawyer/meditation teacher.

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