PinnedIf you think you’re doing someone a favor by clapping once for an article, just don’t clap at all.Here’s a pretty picture to go with this essay so that what I have to say has something to make it worth your while, okay?Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 2024
The iphone 17 got me thinking about migration and survival and marital patterns. So here it is:On today’s list of things I could say “I told you so” about we have the iphone 17.Oct 23Oct 23
Health Care and HollandYesterday morning, I went out for bread. Steven was asleep, so I took the keys and walked around the corner to the neighborhood bakery.Sep 29Sep 29
The Asbestos in the Walls: Epstein, Lolita, and the Architecture of DenialThere is a strange and unsettling symmetry between two moments in my life. The first: 2004, when I was asked to assess a proposed bill in…Jul 25Jul 25
What Are We Doing Here?What kind of person do you want to be today? The kind who rolls over and goes back to sleep? Or the kind who goes up the mountain?Apr 25Apr 25
People who live settled lives seldom see jet trails.I remember in the morning on the mountain behind my mother’s house, watching the sun rise and then, beyond the red bark of the smooth…Apr 22Apr 22
Letter to JesseFrom time to time I dream about you and it reminds me of how bad things were for me back then.Mar 18Mar 18
Is Everything Social?I have a substack. I have an instagram account, and most of the rest of the usual suspects too. I am on TikTok and Bluesky and Mastedon and…Feb 7Feb 7
News and Where to Get It.Stuff is happening. The news is full of politics in America, all day, every day. If you’re like me, you really can’t take another four…Jan 24Jan 24
