The Rage Machine

Anger feels righteous. It's viral. It wins elections. But it's also burning us out and turning neighbors into enemies.

The Medium Place: If AI Doesn't Kill Us All

AGI might not kill us, but it probably won’t save us either. The more likely future is a dreadfully average world that’s neither hell nor utopia; just a comfortable cage run by a new aristocracy.

"Unaligned" is now "For the Republic"

Hey everyone, As a quick housekeeping note, Unaligned has rebranded! Unaligned → For the Republic As of today, this publication will be rebranding from “Unaligned” to “For the Republic.” When I first launched Unaligned, my focus was on not being “captured” by partisanship and on speaking for the “exhausted majority” that’

The Enshittification of Everything

The ad economy ate the internet. Then they came for work, culture, and your own sanity.

The Hydra Chokes: Inside MAGA's Stalemate and Self-Inflicted Decay

Some big problems are grinding Trump’s second term into stalemate.

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"Taher and his wife watched their baby take his final breath. Their other children began to scream." - AP News

The Tyrant's Two Heads: A Civil War for America's Authoritarian Future

Two rival faiths are fighting to rule America. One worships technology; the other God. Both dream of dominion. And between them stands a kleptocrat willing to sell the republic to whichever pays best.

The Party of Reagan is Dead

Big government conservatives? Small government liberals? The rise and fall of GOP ideals in the "Age of Trump"

Blue-Skied Dystopia

Surveillance, Algorithms, and Why Everything Feels Wrong Despite Looking Fine

Becoming.

On masks, choice, and the price of honesty.

Exploring Abundance

Stop fighting over slices. Start baking more pie.

King of the Hill: Culture War

The right now holds the cultural crown, but their aggressive agenda is focused on foes the median voter thinks are already beaten. The crown confers power, but it also paints a large target.