Good Lives

Is a European Single Market for Energy Such a Good Idea?

My Very Long Ride on the MAGA Ferris Wheel

Open Thread

Legendary Artist Sheila Hicks, at 92, on the Secret to Creative Vitality

Listening for the echoes of black holes

Instagram Plus Is a New Low

Federalist Society Courthouse Steps Podcast on Pung v. Isabella County Takings Case

Sunday Poem

Everyone hates Neoliberalism – But We’ll Still Miss It When It’s Gone

David Clayton-Thomas (1941 – 2026) Singer/Songwriter

Oscar Wilde said there is only good art and bad art — the artist's morality is beside the point. But it's not that simple 

The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny: Some Notes on Wearables

Brickbat: No Good Deed

Why Argentina’s AI corporations are (probably) a good idea

Utopian fiction is implicitly anti-utopian; things regularly go awry in an ideal society

Why U.K. Socialism Could Soon Be America's Problem

Anthropic Co-Founder: 'The Most Powerful Technology Ever Built'

Who are the fire-tamers?

Summer 2026 recommended reading from MIT

Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agents