It is more important than ever that we understand how scientists translate their technical understanding into something actionable for the public.
How to Listen to Scientific Experts
Arendt on thinking and the coronavirus pandemic
At a time when thought is more difficult than ever, the Coronavirus pandemic forces us to stop and do just that: think.
How to Break Up with Someone
What should the end of a relationship look like?
A Guide for Talking to Trump Supporters 2.0
Strategies for your conversations with Trump supporters
Who is Responsible for This?
A political parable
The Impeachment Fantasy
Let alone a second Trump term, people are not worried enough about whether the country can handle a second Trump campaign.
Should You Be a Person of Principle?
An investigation of what it is to be a “person of principle,” including a critique of some recent episodes of Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast.
Are Wild Horses Sovereign?
The U.S. government is culling wild horses and burros in the American West. Do these beings have a right not to be systematically slaughtered by the state? Probably.
Remembering Bob: on caring and acceptance
Reflections on a father
The Ideology of Political Pragmatism
How to navigate debates within the Democratic party, and the left more broadly.
