4/13/2026
The United States constitutionally entrenched the existence of its regime but left a surprising share of its legitimacy, continuity, and constraint to norms, statutes, and procedural accretion. Here are 50 places where the foundation is thinner than the stakes warrant.
4/5/2026
The opioid crisis killed more people than any drug epidemic in American history. It also produced less memorable music. The reasons have less to do with the artists than with the drugs and the industry.
4/4/2026
A real experiment lets you smoothly tune how much a particle is 'watched,' revealing that quantum measurement is continuous, not a binary switch.
3/25/2026
The Oedipus myth imagines a society that feels centuries older than the Homeric epics. Comparing its social world to the archaeological record suggests why.
3/15/2026
When every role on your team is being disrupted simultaneously, developing strategic thinkers is the only way through.
3/1/2026
A case for a marginal wealth tax pegged to median income: what it would cost, what it would accomplish, and why it is more reasonable than you might expect.
2/15/2026
How Kepler, stuck without a formula for the orbit he believed in, borrowed an ancient curve and accidentally discovered the truth.
1/10/2026
Domains and ranges aren't just labels on a function. They're functions themselves. That one idea opens the door to higher mathematics.
11/12/2025
Universities' role in shifting power dynamics is driving their loss of legitimacy in the United States.
10/27/2025
What does it mean for a machine to understand? The Chinese Room thought experiment is more relevant than ever, but the real question is what we mean by understanding in the first place.
9/28/2025
Moderate tax reform, zoning liberalization, and a cultural shift toward normalizing renting can resolve the paradox of homeownership-driven speculation and affordability.