Both/And with Jay Michaelson | Substack

Politics

Waiting for Midnight: A Quasi-Optimistic Take

Things are yet not as bad as they need to be. But we're getting there.

Mar 28 •

Letter to a Trump-Supporting Technologist

Why the costs of Trump outweigh the benefits

Mar 20 •

Lucy Pulls the Football Away Again

Why Americans keep falling for moral spectacle and economic betrayal

Feb 27 •

The Most Important Sentence Donald Trump Has Ever Said

The Three Phases of Constitutional Crisis, and How to Prepare for Them

Feb 19 •

Psychedelics

The Religious Functions of Psychedelics

A dispatch from the first-ever conference on psychedelics and monotheistic traditions

Mar 14 •

Psychedelics and Judaism: New Skin for the Old Ceremony

Did my ancient Hebrew ancestors use psychotropic substances? Probably not, but the grammar of the visionary experience is similar.

Dec 12, 2024 •

The Coming Pivot in Psychedelic Medicine

Our society may soon switch from having too little access to psychedelics to having too much.

Dec 3, 2024 •

Meditation and Psychedelics: Between Mental Health and Spiritual Awakening

On the occasionally divergent goals of personal happiness, collective change, and spiritual realization. (A news-diet safe post.)

Nov 27, 2024 •

Spirituality & Meditation

3:46

Right Now, It's Like This

A short phrase that brings relief.

Mar 4 •

Check In on Your Elephant

Hey there, how are you doing?

Dec 23, 2024 •

Meditation and Psychedelics: Between Mental Health and Spiritual Awakening

On the occasionally divergent goals of personal happiness, collective change, and spiritual realization. (A news-diet safe post.)

Nov 27, 2024 •

How to Survive the Next Week

If you're not feeling anxious, you're probably not paying attention.. Here are some suggestions from our journalist-rabbi-meditation teacher in…

Oct 29, 2024 •

Featured

What will my kid's world be like?

AI, Climate Shock, Extreme Politics, and Other Baffling Points of Inflection

Jan 6 •

Denying Ourselves to Death

Is human nature up to the challenges of the 21st century? I'm not sure.

Oct 8, 2024 •

Nationalist Fictions, in Europe and America

When people are feeling devalued or adrift, their instincts can be exploited by the powerful.

Jul 25, 2024 •

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The Battleground

Antisemitism has been confusing for 2,500 years

It's not just you. It's the imbrication of multiple threads of identity.

Dec 14, 2023 •

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