To the general public, Francis Fukuyama’s name is synonymous with the “end of history” thesis, which contends that since the end of the Cold War and the fall of communism, liberal democracy is the only ideology that has a universal appeal. His detractors often accuse him of triumphalism, but . . . . Continue Reading »
The New Abnormal is a forthcoming book about the tech-driven “surveillance and control” state written by Aaron Kheriaty, a doctor and scholar who has experienced first-hand the dangers of medical technocracy. Continue Reading »
Michael Toscano joins the podcast to talk about the work of cultural critic Neil Postman. Continue Reading »
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Justin E. H. Smith joins the podcast to discuss his book, The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning. Continue Reading »
While insisting that digital learning was essential for the rest of us, Silicon Valley elites made sure to vigilantly keep their own children away from the addictive products they peddled. Continue Reading »
Few of the 9.9 percent would sacrifice anything for an ideology—but a great many hope to raise money on one. Continue Reading »
America has only a limited feudal past, the plantation aristocracy of the antebellum South and the enormous class chasms of the Gilded Age being pretty much our only examples. Yet today—after decades of social mobility, a digital revolution that was supposed to empower individuals everywhere, . . . . Continue Reading »
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are virtual public squares, allowing individuals to communicate their views to wide audiences. At first, these platforms avoided regulating user-created content. But pressure from politicians, activist corporations, and users . . . . Continue Reading »
Andrea Long Chu, a biological male, explained in a 2018 op-ed for the New York Times why he desired radical surgery that would equip him with ersatz female genitalia. Chu was on estrogen and had already been castrated. He wrote: Next Thursday, I will get a vagina. The procedure will last . . . . Continue Reading »
Italian intellectual Augusto Del Noce wrote some of the best analysis anywhere of technology’s impact on Western politics, economics, and culture. Continue Reading »
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