Poem by Jim Culleny

AI poses a moral hazard, but it may also render unintelligible cultural concepts like merit, authenticity, expertise, and deliberation

France’s Best Argument Against Racism Isn’t Working

Some Tentatively Final Thoughts on Substack

What Mitch McConnell Did

In 1914, scholars classified every known instrument by sound. One missing category has now been filled: instruments that don't exist

Khosheutovsky khurul

Inside the Not-So-Dumb Head of the Dodo Bird

Has the Endangered Species Act Killed Millions of Housing Permits?

United Auto Workers or United Academic Workers?

Review of “What Happened to Liberal Democracy?” by Daron Acemoglu

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Will Iceland Rejoin the EU Path?

Blame Game

COVID-19 can wake up dormant viruses in the body, large study confirms

Why Longevity Research Should Focus on Women

An enfeebled grip, a depressingly slow gait, and the pitying kindness of others — Theodore Dalrymple searches for the consolations of age

The secret history of silence stretches from Pythagoras, who required years of quiet from his pupils, to the Anti-Noise League’s nearly silent lavatories

Bring Back the Blue-Book Exam