Love the Girardian cover

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The Christian followers who think this is pure amusement—who are silent when a phrase like “My brother in Christ” is repeatedly used sarcastically, ironically, flippantly—need to step off of the iceberg and back onto solid ground.

I’ve lived in DC for 8 years. You can post all the “violent crime” graphs you want—none of them capture the lived reality here. Dozens of teens ride illegal ATVs through the city at night, doing whatever they want. Police have made it clear they won’t stop them—it’s “too

School should start after Labor Day

Decades ago the philosopher Günther Anders commented on how (among machine worshippers) a feeling of inadequacy in the face of technology can give rise to a sense of “Promethean shame.” A deeply misanthropic shame at being human and not a machine. Here’s how that looks…

New arrival. They don’t make book covers like they used to.

I tweeted the tweet below about 14 months ago. One of the stray bullets came dangerously close to where my baby sleeps. And I live in a "good" area of DC—not too far from where rents are $8,000/month for a condo (e.g. in Union Market). What doesn't get reported is that even

you need to be muting the phrase "you need to be" in your privacy settings. any tweet containing those words, in that order, is trash. add "maxxing" for bonus points. you need to be mute maxxing.

I'm sure it's terrible. I feel your pain. My only consolation is that NYC friends who watch, and listened to this specific podcast episode, told me they read this particular book that explained the whole show.

None of this is true. There are levels to this game.

We believe that leisure is the basis of culture, that rest is critical, and that most of us don't get enough. The frenetic pace of life is exhausting, and it is exacerbated by technology. Many of us are reaching a break point. Leisure and rest are particularly important for

slightly concerning

I’ve decided that anytime my toddler does something extremely impressive to others, I’m just going to say it’s the grace of the sacrament.

One of the most important—and hardest—skills to learn in life: having disregard for regard.

I haven’t made a deck in 10 years, but I now need to make a stunning and beautiful one for a keynote I’m giving later this year. Everyone tells me “AI”, but the AI frankly sucks. Is there someone who can make this for me, or has everyone just abandoned me to the machine?