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Peter Clarke
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Host of the Team Futurism podcast and editor of Jokes Literary Review

https://www.petermclarke.com
Should we be worried about Trump seeking a third term? m.youtube.com/watch?v=gxDY...
Trump 2028? Why the Threat of a Third Term Is Real
YouTube video by Team Futurism
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November 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My interview with Katie Herzog on her new book “Drink Your Way Sober” m.youtube.com/watch?v=sl4e...
Katie Herzog on Defeating Alcoholism, Cultural Shifts, & the Future of Journalism
YouTube video by Team Futurism
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October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Should YIMBYs plan for population decline? open.substack.com/pub/petercla...
Should YIMBYs Plan for Population Decline?
How YIMBYs Can Evolve for a Century of Shrinking Cities
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Just interviewed Thomas Sheedy about the future of the atheist movement m.youtube.com/watch?v=1pqy...
The Case for Atheism to Go Gloves Off - with Thomas Sheedy
YouTube video by Team Futurism
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August 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
How the global population bust could open up a new frontier…for pirates open.substack.com/pub/petercla...
Pirates of the Empty Cities of the Future
How the Global Population Bust Could Open a New Frontier
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June 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My interview with John Roescher, founder of the digital design firm Raw Materials m.youtube.com/watch?v=C0rV...
How AI Will Impact Digital Design - with John Roescher
YouTube video by Team Futurism
m.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Why zines feel more relevant than ever open.substack.com/pub/jokesjou...
Why Zines Feel More Relevant Than Ever
Confessions of a former zine skeptic
open.substack.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Has the Journal of Controversial Ideas become irrelevant?

My latest for Merion West:
merionwest.com/2025/04/22/h...
Has the “Journal of Controversial Ideas” Become Irrelevant?
Merion West is an online magazine for culture and politics.
merionwest.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
How to be a good globalist open.substack.com/pub/petercla...
How to Be a Good Globalist
It has never been fashionable to openly embrace globalism...until now.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New Romanticism and the Wild Boy Dilemma open.substack.com/pub/petercla...
New Romanticism and the Wild Boy Dilemma
There are social consequences for abandoning technology and culture
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March 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The perfect religion has arrived open.substack.com/pub/petercla...
The Perfect Religion Has Arrived
Humanists now have a clear directive: Don't Die
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March 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Remembering David Lynch through the phrase “gee whiz!” open.substack.com/pub/jokesjou...
Gee Whiz David Lynch
Remembering the great director through a wholesome expression of wide-eyed enthusiasm and wonder
open.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
For all my friends texting me like:

“Oh shit this beat-up shipping container is half price what do you think?”

open.substack.com/pub/petercla...
The Urge to Buy Land and Wait for Something to Happen
This is one of the longest running conversations I have with my friends.
open.substack.com
December 27, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Ryan McBeth argues that there is no military-industrial complex. I discuss this on the Team Futurism podcast m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubxx...
Ryan McBeth Claims the Military-Industrial Complex Does Not Exist - We Discuss
YouTube video by Team Futurism
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December 27, 2024 at 6:41 PM
“To someone who has never given a moment’s thought to whether Jesus was a real person or not, he does seem like an entirely fictional character.”

merionwest.com/2022/01/14/j...
Jesus Mythicism Is About to Go Mainstream
“So, yes—my friend has a point: To someone who has never given a moment’s thought to whether Jesus was a real person or not, he does seem like an entirely fictional character.” The consensus is that J...
merionwest.com
December 25, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Reposted by Peter Clarke
More from me on AI companions. How do they impact the mentally ill? What if you’re 15 and your companion blocks you? What if it contradicts your therapist?

thespectator.com/topic/ai-fri...
Can an AI friend solve the loneliness epidemic?
Avi Schiffmann thinks Friend — his AI-powered chatbot and forthcoming wearable pendant — can address the loneliness epidemic
thespectator.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:54 AM
“Gender care for minors should be a question of evidence, not politics.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Push for Puberty Blockers Got Ahead of the Research
Gender care for minors should be a question of evidence, not politics.
www.theatlantic.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Jesse Singal Superfans Bluesky takeover let’s go
December 13, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Reposted by Peter Clarke
Today’s case study is about the ways the Internet is changing. OnlyFans models advertising in newspapers, content in a gift economy, and membership clubs for dudes only:
default.blog/p/the-intern...
The Internet Is For Poor People
case study #8, 1994-2024
default.blog
December 12, 2024 at 1:48 PM
The latest episode of Meltdown Hour with Rachel Haywire, Ann Sterzinger, and some random normie dude (me) just dropped!

www.culturalfuturist.net/p/episode-4-...
Episode 4 - Wrapped in the Dialectic
Stolen Valor
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December 12, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Why is Jokes Review called Jokes Review? Here’s the full story behind the name. open.substack.com/pub/jokesjou...
Jokes Review: The Story Behind the Name
by Peter Clarke
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December 6, 2024 at 12:49 AM
My interview with Bryan Caplan just dropped. m.youtube.com/watch?v=V0cl...
The Case for Open Borders and Less Regulation - with Bryan Caplan
YouTube video by Team Futurism
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December 3, 2024 at 9:04 PM