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Black Mirror is not a Pinterest board.
Part 1 in what I really hope doesn't become a series
Nov 18
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Every generation gets to recreate the environmental movement to suit its own purposes
Some big-picture reactions to a recent NYT piece
Nov 12
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The Shutdown Surrender
I just... I mean... Whatever.
Nov 10
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Bullet Points: November 7, 2025 edition
Money is fake, it's only accounting fraud if we have a functional administrative state, and taking stock of the past year.
Nov 7
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Dave Karpf
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Bill Gates's stunted political vision
Bill Gates went full Lomborg. Never go full Lomborg.
Nov 4
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Democrats get lots of bad advice
Political scientist Dave Karpf discusses what data can and cannot tell about politics
Published on Flux
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Nov 4
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October 2025
Dressing Up as James Carville for Halloween
My New Republic piece, discussing the "Deciding to Win" report.
Oct 31
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Dave Karpf
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Here Lies Humanity, Dead by Fancy Autocomplete
Adam Becker and I discuss everything that annoyed us about Eliezer Yudkowsky's new book
Oct 21
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Dave Karpf
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It's Giving Enron
On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash
Oct 14
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September 2025
Bullet Points: A Few Good Reads
"Every Day, Computers Are Making People Easier to Use"
Sep 25
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Dave Karpf
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The Authoritarian Transition Is Arriving Ahead-of-Schedule
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Sep 18
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On political violence and political pretext
Oh, to live in less-interesting times...
Sep 11
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