Archive - Both/And with Jay Michaelson

3 ½ Things You Haven't Yet Read About the Epstein Files

Including the truth of QAnon, the essence of immorality, and a newly infamous act of fellatio.

Nov 19 •

Religion with a lower-case r

A great remedy for the meaning crisis that few people seem to want.

Nov 13 •

Spiritual Lessons of the 2025 Election

Including epistemic humility, complex seeing, multivalence, and engaged equanimity

Nov 7 •

October 2025

How to Deal with all this Anger

Rage defines our moment, and righteous indignation can be motivating. But what about when our anger becomes destructive or debilitating?

Oct 30 •

The Real America is Not About Blood and Soil

Ethnonationalist Garbage vs. Six Flags Great Adventure

Oct 22 •

How Did We Get Here?

What led us to a world in which pastors get pepper-sprayed in the face?

Oct 14 •

Are We All Conspiracy Theorists Now?

When questioning the right-wing conspiracy theory about a left-wing conspiracy sounds a lot like a conspiracy theory.

Oct 6 •

September 2025

Yom Kippur and Nonduality

Forgiveness, in a nondual perspective, is about seeing clearly. Everyone is doing the best they can — if they could do better, they would.

Sep 29 •

Does Anything You're Doing Matter?

And does it matter if it doesn't?

Sep 25 •

Do Republicans Know They’re Lying?

Charlie Kirk's murder has become the Right's latest Reichstag Fire -- a false pretext for silencing political opponents.

Sep 17 •

The Faith of Charlie Kirk: A Guide

To understand Charlie Kirk's political legacy, one must understand his religious beliefs.

Sep 11 •

Bari Weiss’s Remarkably Successful Shell Game

The Right's favorite reactionary centrist prepares to take over a major news organization.

Sep 5 •

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