
Are Muslims Boring Now?
Muslims are becoming proxies in the culture war—just like everyone else.

George Kennan and the Restrainers
Kennan was a conflicted, complicated character. Neither he nor his heirs can be easily pigeonholed.

Life is Inherently Uncomfortable
Muslim students may have been offended by a painting of the Prophet. That's a feature, not a bug.

A Series of Moments, Frozen in Time
Why is it that I find it so hard to make good videos? Is it because I’m bad at telling stories?

Spilling Out Our Lives
The case for having fewer opinions.

Why Twitter Can’t Be Neutral Ground
Both right and left partisans mistakenly think Twitter can be a global public square.

It's the Liberalism, Stupid
Defining liberalism is a question of power.

Does Taiwan Want to Fight?
It seems woefully unprepared for the bloodshed that could be coming soon.

To Fight Disinformation is to Mirror Trumpism
“Truth” can’t save our democracy.

The End of Fascism
It's time—finally—for a moratorium on the use of the word in American politics.