Boys Are Falling Behind Girls Because Girls Aren't Being Held Back
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Let’s not blame boys’ underperformance on women teachers.
Short Posts
Trump Promised Disaster. His Supporters Didn’t Believe Him.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Many Trump supporters underestimated his intentions during his first term, believing he wouldn’t follow through on his campaign promises, but his second term has revealed the dangers of their misjudgment.
The Quillette Effect
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
When echo chambers masquerade as open inquiry.
Twitter/X as a Bubble for Bad Ethics
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Twitter’s shift under Elon Musk has distorted its role as a cultural touchpoint, misrepresenting the national discourse and leading thought leaders to adopt increasingly unethical perspectives.
Why the Right Lies About Cities
Monday, July 15, 2024
Right-wing narratives falsely depict American cities as failing in order to defend traditional values, while urban residents experience thriving, diverse, and inclusive communities.
The False Equivalence Trap
Monday, July 8, 2024
As America faces authoritarianism, many intellectuals wrongly insist on equating both political sides, downplaying the clear danger posed by the far-right’s attacks on democracy.
How to Talk Yourself into Defending Nonsense
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Engaging in political discussions outside one’s expertise can lead to flawed arguments and a refusal to accept criticism, as individuals may mistakenly view dissent as a political attack rather than a valid critique.
A Twitter Eulogy
Sunday, May 7, 2023
This weekend I deleted my Twitter account. Which is a small thing, yes, but it’s 16 years of interactions, and 13,000 followers, and it wasn’t an easy decision. Not the least because, in those 16 years, I made real and important friends through Twitter. The platform meant a lot to me. So as my little commemoration, and moment of self-indulgence, I’m reprinting below a very short essay I wrote—originally as a Tweet thread—ages ago when one of those friends, who meant an awful lot to me, died unexpectedly.
No, Midjourney (and other AI) Is Not Stealing Your Work
Friday, March 31, 2023
The argument that AI image generators steal from artists would mean that all artists are thieves.