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Our quest to build a better world
New special issue “The Engine of Progress” is out now.
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Nov 20, 20251 min read
The birthing of these United States, ... still reverberating today
Ken Burns new series provides our history, as only he can And Walter Issacson on the greatest sentence ever written
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Nov 18, 20251 min read
THE ‘EASY WAY’ TO CRUSH THE U.S. MAINSTREAM MEDIA
FCC chair Brendan Carr is on a crusade to manipulate the airwaves.
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Nov 17, 20251 min read
Ken Burns Knows Who Won the American Revolution: “Ne’er-Do-Wells, Felons, and Immigrants”
“I vowed after The Civil War not to do any more war films,” says the master documentarian. “It hurt too much.” Lucky for us, he couldn’t keep his promise—paving the way for The American Revolution, premiering this month on PBS.
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Nov 13, 20251 min read
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
WHY ELON MUSK NEEDS DUNGEONS & DRAGONS TO BE RACIST
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Nov 11, 20251 min read
The Perplexing Appeal of The Telepathy Tapes
The Telepathy Tapes claims that autistic children have the ability to read minds. It's also one of the most popular podcasts in America, with a surprisingly robust audience in tech. Where do their claims come from — and why do so many people believe them? Excerpt: " ... . I’ve found myself vexed by the tight grip these psychic notions have, particularly on otherwise skeptical individuals and organizations. When something strikes so close to your heart, you have no choice bu
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Nov 11, 20251 min read
A fascinating (and sad) history lesson that most of us were never taught
"Death by Lightning" dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield, and admirer Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him. New Netflix mini-series.
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Nov 11, 20251 min read
One of the coolest girls on earth seeking God
Rosalía’s new album mirrors the modern quest for salvation, in all its thrilling and frustrating contours. Somewhat related: the subdued American Papacy
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Nov 11, 20251 min read


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Nov 9, 20250 min read
‘The Dream Factory’ Review: A Building and Its Bard
In 1576 a theater rose in a rough-and-tumble London neighborhood. William Shakespeare would get his professional start among its players.
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Nov 8, 20251 min read
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