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Reason to Hope • Slow, incremental progress is powerful. And easy to overlook.
Reason to Hope
Slow, incremental progress is powerful. And easy to overlook.
dgardner.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Reason to Hope • Slow, incremental progress is powerful. And easy to overlook.
As British as Fish and Chips • The antidote to rising ethno-nationalism? History, of course.
As British as Fish and Chips
The antidote to rising ethno-nationalism? History, of course.
dgardner.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As British as Fish and Chips • The antidote to rising ethno-nationalism? History, of course.
"Whirlpools of discourse" • E.M. Forster saw it coming. In 1909.
"Whirlpools of discourse"
E.M. Forster saw it coming. In 1909.
dgardner.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Whirlpools of discourse" • E.M. Forster saw it coming. In 1909.
How the Republican Party is changing • A new survey plus a new National Security Strategy paint a frightening picture
How the Republican Party is changing
A new survey plus a new National Security Strategy paint a frightening picture
dgardner.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
How the Republican Party is changing • A new survey plus a new National Security Strategy paint a frightening picture
The Stories We're Not Telling • Liberal democracy is in danger. We need the stories of those who rescued it last time.
The Stories We're Not Telling
Liberal democracy is in danger. We need the stories of those who rescued it last time.
dgardner.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Stories We're Not Telling • Liberal democracy is in danger. We need the stories of those who rescued it last time.
The Destruction of Trust • Why do we keep damaging the very thing on which we all depend?
The Destruction of Trust
Why do we keep damaging the very thing on which we all depend?
dgardner.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Destruction of Trust • Why do we keep damaging the very thing on which we all depend?
Generation Screwed • Young people are doomed. And have been for generations.
Generation Screwed
Young people are doomed. And have been for generations.
dgardner.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Generation Screwed • Young people are doomed. And have been for generations.
Bits and Bobs • Republicans and the Confederacy, heaven or hell, and how not to defend technology
Bits and Bobs
Republicans and the Confederacy, heaven or hell, and how not to defend technology
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Bits and Bobs • Republicans and the Confederacy, heaven or hell, and how not to defend technology
In Praise of Warren Buffett • His final letter underscores the humility that made him such a success
In Praise of Warren Buffett
His final letter underscores the humility that made him such a success
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In Praise of Warren Buffett • His final letter underscores the humility that made him such a success
Let's Go, Canada! • A few thoughts about travel and getting big things done.
Let's Go, Canada!
A few thoughts about travel and getting big things done.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Let's Go, Canada! • A few thoughts about travel and getting big things done.
Bits and Bobs • A note to subscribers, travel photos, and a look at that hideous Trump coin
Bits and Bobs
A note to subscribers, travel photos, and a look at that hideous Trump coin
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Bits and Bobs • A note to subscribers, travel photos, and a look at that hideous Trump coin
The Art of Propaganda • Nazi, Communist, or Asshole? You decide.
The Art of Propaganda
Nazi, Communist, or Asshole? You decide.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Art of Propaganda • Nazi, Communist, or Asshole? You decide.
What Does a "Warrior" Look Like? • Trump, Hegseth, and the "straight from central casting" obsession.
What Does a "Warrior" Look Like?
Trump, Hegseth, and the "straight from central casting" obsession.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
What Does a "Warrior" Look Like? • Trump, Hegseth, and the "straight from central casting" obsession.
Bits and Bobs • Another collection of short notes in my futile campaign to see "bits and bobs" oust "odds and ends" as the preferred expression in North American English
Bits and Bobs
Another collection of short notes in my futile campaign to see "bits and bobs" oust "odds and ends" as the preferred expression in North American English
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Bits and Bobs • Another collection of short notes in my futile campaign to see "bits and bobs" oust "odds and ends" as the preferred expression in North American English
Jimmy Kimmel and the History of Censorship • America rightly prides itself on free speech. But that is relatively new. And more fragile than many realize.
Jimmy Kimmel and the History of Censorship
America rightly prides itself on free speech. But that is relatively new. And more fragile than many realize.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Jimmy Kimmel and the History of Censorship • America rightly prides itself on free speech. But that is relatively new. And more fragile than many realize.
Donald Trump's Superpower • Authenticity is powerful, even when it is authentically odious.
Donald Trump's Superpower
Authenticity is powerful, even when it is authentically odious.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Donald Trump's Superpower • Authenticity is powerful, even when it is authentically odious.
Stop Rushing to Judgment • This is a repost of something I shouldn't have had to write in the first place.
Stop Rushing to Judgment
This is a repost of something I shouldn't have had to write in the first place.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Stop Rushing to Judgment • This is a repost of something I shouldn't have had to write in the first place.
Liberal Democracy Is In Danger • As uncertainty rises, and society frays, freedom feels like a burden.
Liberal Democracy Is In Danger
As uncertainty rises, and society frays, freedom feels like a burden.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Liberal Democracy Is In Danger • As uncertainty rises, and society frays, freedom feels like a burden.
Liberal Democracy Needs A Story • Those who would destroy freedom know the power of a story drawn from history. Those who would defend it need to learn.
Liberal Democracy Needs A Story
Those who would destroy freedom know the power of a story drawn from history. Those who would defend it need to learn.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Liberal Democracy Needs A Story • Those who would destroy freedom know the power of a story drawn from history. Those who would defend it need to learn.
No Billionaire Is "Self-Made" • A critical lesson from the Gilded Age that we need today.
No Billionaire Is "Self-Made"
A critical lesson from the Gilded Age that we need today.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
No Billionaire Is "Self-Made" • A critical lesson from the Gilded Age that we need today.
The Prescience of Isaac Asimov • Anticipating problems in AI eighty-four years ago.
The Prescience of Isaac Asimov
Anticipating problems in AI eighty-four years ago.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Prescience of Isaac Asimov • Anticipating problems in AI eighty-four years ago.
The Great Gun Fraud • The Second Amendment and the use and misuse of history
The Great Gun Fraud
The Second Amendment and the use and misuse of history
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Great Gun Fraud • The Second Amendment and the use and misuse of history
Hiroshima • The old and difficult debate will evolve, but not end
Hiroshima
The old and difficult debate will evolve, but not end
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Hiroshima • The old and difficult debate will evolve, but not end
In Praise of Ezra Klein • But not for the reason you're thinking.
In Praise of Ezra Klein
But not for the reason you're thinking.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In Praise of Ezra Klein • But not for the reason you're thinking.
"Mokusatsu" and the Atomic Bomb • The old debate about Hiroshima and Nagasaki marginalizes the Japanese perspective. Add that and it's clear miscommunication and misunderstanding played tragic roles in how history unfolded.
"Mokusatsu" and the Atomic Bomb
The old debate about Hiroshima and Nagasaki marginalizes the Japanese perspective. Add that and it's clear miscommunication and misunderstanding played tragic roles in how history unfolded.
dgardner.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"Mokusatsu" and the Atomic Bomb • The old debate about Hiroshima and Nagasaki marginalizes the Japanese perspective. Add that and it's clear miscommunication and misunderstanding played tragic roles in how history unfolded.