Archive - Both/And with Jay Michaelson

Good News about the Big, Beautiful Bill

Normal people hate it.

Jul 1 •

June 2025

What Makes Us Cruel or Kind?

A question I have wrestled with for thirty years and completely failed to answer.

Jun 26 •

How Meditation Helped Me in the Hospital (And After)

Actually, those years of practice really made a difference.

Jun 18 •

Reflections after maybe almost dying

I'm a little surprised to be here.

Jun 11 •

No, I’m Not F—ing Inured to This!

When an authoritarian's minions deny the legitimacy of judges, it's not the same old Trump bullshit.

Jun 4 •

May 2025

The Postliberal Hatred of America

The new religious extremism behind the attacks on liberal society and higher education. Second in a series.

May 28 •

Taking Psychedelic Spiritualities (More) Seriously

The release of a long-awaited study on psychedelics and religion ought to prompt new questions, not old cliches.

May 23 •

Comfortable with Discomfort

Don't fight the feeling that something is wrong. Get comfortable with it.

May 15 •

What, to the Nationalist, is the Statue of Liberty?

Right and Left live in different nomic countries.

May 9 •

April 2025

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