AI, culture, judgment, and human consequences. Every Sunday. One idea, taken seriously.
Jul 25, 2026
Grant Elon Musk the machines — all of them. The prediction mostly holds, one door still needs to be opened, and we expect the part that arrives to quietly stop being noticed.
Jul 18, 2026
AI may already be writing your visit note and shaping your care — and habit may keep it there, not evidence.
Jul 11, 2026
Who pays for AI's grid?
Jul 5, 2026
Birthright Citizenship: Who Belongs, and Who Decides?
Jun 27, 2026
The cliff comes before the slogan.
Jun 20, 2026
An adversarial test of the critic I want to dismiss.
Jun 13, 2026
AI can write the letter. The harder test is whether it moves the work.
Jun 7, 2026
On telling the difference between making something and playing a game that feels like making something
