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Does Anything You're Doing Matter?
And does it matter if it doesn't?
Sep 25
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Jay Michaelson
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Do Republicans Know They’re Lying?
Charlie Kirk's murder has become the Right's latest Reichstag Fire -- a false pretext for silencing political opponents.
Sep 17
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Jay Michaelson
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The Faith of Charlie Kirk: A Guide
To understand Charlie Kirk's political legacy, one must understand his religious beliefs.
Sep 11
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Jay Michaelson
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Bari Weiss’s Remarkably Successful Shell Game
The Right's favorite reactionary centrist prepares to take over a major news organization.
Sep 5
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Jay Michaelson
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Does Mysticism Prove the Existence of God?
Welcome to our new subscriber-only series: Inflection Points.
Aug 28
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Jay Michaelson
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Why a ‘Meditation Rabbi’ is Watching Horror Films
In 2025, catharsis takes a little more energy.
Aug 20
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Politics
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Do Republicans Know They’re Lying?
Charlie Kirk's murder has become the Right's latest Reichstag Fire -- a false pretext for silencing political opponents.
Sep 17
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Jay Michaelson
42
1
The Faith of Charlie Kirk: A Guide
To understand Charlie Kirk's political legacy, one must understand his religious beliefs.
Sep 11
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Jay Michaelson
101
4
Bari Weiss’s Remarkably Successful Shell Game
The Right's favorite reactionary centrist prepares to take over a major news organization.
Sep 5
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Jay Michaelson
332
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Why You (Yes, You) Should Care About the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal
The practical, liberal, and ethical cases for not letting this story wither on the vine of short attention spans.
Aug 8
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Jay Michaelson
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How to Steal the 2026 Election
Here is what I think will happen.
Jul 25
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Jay Michaelson
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Good News about the Big, Beautiful Bill
Normal people hate it.
Jul 1
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Jay Michaelson
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No, I’m Not F—ing Inured to This!
When an authoritarian's minions deny the legitimacy of judges, it's not the same old Trump bullshit.
Jun 4
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Jay Michaelson
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What, to the Nationalist, is the Statue of Liberty?
Right and Left live in different nomic countries.
May 9
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Jay Michaelson
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Psychedelics
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Does Mysticism Prove the Existence of God?
Welcome to our new subscriber-only series: Inflection Points.
Aug 28
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Jay Michaelson
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The Closest Thing I Have to Optimism
On better days, I conceive of the global rise in nationalist authoritarianism as an inevitable counter-movement in the dialectic of world history.
Jul 17
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Taking Psychedelic Spiritualities (More) Seriously
The release of a long-awaited study on psychedelics and religion ought to prompt new questions, not old cliches.
May 23
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Jay Michaelson
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The Religious Functions of Psychedelics
A dispatch from the first-ever conference on psychedelics and monotheistic traditions
Mar 14
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Jay Michaelson
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Spirituality & Meditation
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Does Anything You're Doing Matter?
And does it matter if it doesn't?
Sep 25
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Jay Michaelson
48
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Does Mysticism Prove the Existence of God?
Welcome to our new subscriber-only series: Inflection Points.
Aug 28
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Jay Michaelson
8
4
Why a ‘Meditation Rabbi’ is Watching Horror Films
In 2025, catharsis takes a little more energy.
Aug 20
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Jay Michaelson
13
Firefly!
I miss the feeling of momentary, unambivalent joy.
Aug 13
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Jay Michaelson
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How to Steal the 2026 Election
Here is what I think will happen.
Jul 25
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Jay Michaelson
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What Makes Us Cruel or Kind?
A question I have wrestled with for thirty years and completely failed to answer.
Jun 26
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Jay Michaelson
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Reflections after maybe almost dying
I'm a little surprised to be here.
Jun 11
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Jay Michaelson
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No, I’m Not F—ing Inured to This!
When an authoritarian's minions deny the legitimacy of judges, it's not the same old Trump bullshit.
Jun 4
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Jay Michaelson
25
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Eyes Right
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The Faith of Charlie Kirk: A Guide
To understand Charlie Kirk's political legacy, one must understand his religious beliefs.
Sep 11
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Jay Michaelson
101
4
Bari Weiss’s Remarkably Successful Shell Game
The Right's favorite reactionary centrist prepares to take over a major news organization.
Sep 5
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Jay Michaelson
332
5
The Postliberal Hatred of America
The new religious extremism behind the attacks on liberal society and higher education. Second in a series.
May 28
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Jay Michaelson
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What, to the Nationalist, is the Statue of Liberty?
Right and Left live in different nomic countries.
May 9
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Jay Michaelson
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Review
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Why a ‘Meditation Rabbi’ is Watching Horror Films
In 2025, catharsis takes a little more energy.
Aug 20
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Jay Michaelson
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Nick Drake is Just in Time
Beautiful, tragic music for a melancholy, tragic summer
Jul 29
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Andor and the Banality of Totalitarianism
The psychologies of complicity and resistance -- a parable for our times.
Apr 30
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Kinds of Kindness is a Great Film About the Psychological Roots of Fascism
Which I found perversely comforting.
Jul 9, 2024
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Jay Michaelson
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