One thing I've had to grapple with this year is a weird sense of relief that fascism is, by its very nature, incredibly stupid and inherently likely to crash the economy.
December 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
One thing I've had to grapple with this year is a weird sense of relief that fascism is, by its very nature, incredibly stupid and inherently likely to crash the economy.
conceding to far right ideas about the structure of society is conceding to a zero sum vision of the world, and more importantly giving voters a choice between two zero sum visions, where one is half hearted and the other is full throated. is it really a surprise then they choose the latter?
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
conceding to far right ideas about the structure of society is conceding to a zero sum vision of the world, and more importantly giving voters a choice between two zero sum visions, where one is half hearted and the other is full throated. is it really a surprise then they choose the latter?
It's hard to have a reasonable discussion when the other person just talks at you, when they have already depersonalized you, when they accuse you of their own sins.
Should we be therapists, listening patiently and making considered interventions? I've tried this without success.
Such sad times.
September 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
It's hard to have a reasonable discussion when the other person just talks at you, when they have already depersonalized you, when they accuse you of their own sins.
Should we be therapists, listening patiently and making considered interventions? I've tried this without success.
Nah. You bring joy and entertainment to other people, if your life is a waste, very few people would be worthy of living in this world. You may not feel like it, but you are appreciated and I hope you feel better.
September 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Nah. You bring joy and entertainment to other people, if your life is a waste, very few people would be worthy of living in this world. You may not feel like it, but you are appreciated and I hope you feel better.
Crucially Eich was ousted by employees themselves who refused to work for him/threatened to leave for competitors. That’s what Yglesias cannot abide. He doesn’t care about same sex marriage here because he views it as a less important right than the right of managers to rule over employees.
September 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Crucially Eich was ousted by employees themselves who refused to work for him/threatened to leave for competitors. That’s what Yglesias cannot abide. He doesn’t care about same sex marriage here because he views it as a less important right than the right of managers to rule over employees.
That’s gone. Even future administrations will be confronted with the fact that the world knows that an illiberal, pro-authoritarian America could always be just one election cycle away.
September 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
That’s gone. Even future administrations will be confronted with the fact that the world knows that an illiberal, pro-authoritarian America could always be just one election cycle away.