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Articles in Editor’s Notes (12)

Let’s Remember How Authoritarianism Takes Hold

January 07, 2021

The invasion of the Capitol was a farce. But it should still terrify us. The lessons of history need to be learned.

by Nathan J. Robinson

QAnon and the Fragility of Truth

December 30, 2020

How can people fervently believe in something so transparently flimsy, and how do we preserve our connection to reality in a world of informational chaos?

by Nathan J. Robinson

How Amazon Destroys the Intellectual Justifications for Capitalism

December 27, 2020

Amazon is becoming a giant private government with the power to direct the economy.

by Nathan J. Robinson

The Sophist and The Magician

December 17, 2020

Understanding how we can be manipulated helps us pull back the curtain on charlatans and can even protect democracy.

by Nathan J. Robinson

Why Nationalism Is A Brain Disease

November 13, 2020

Matthew Yglesias’ “One Billion Americans” argues that America needs more people because America must be the best. But why be the “best”? And what is “America”?

by Nathan J. Robinson

Why You Should Take My Writing Class

November 13, 2020

If you want to improve your work, I have lots of helpful tips. Come along this Saturday!

by Nathan J. Robinson

He’ll Be Back

November 08, 2020

It might not be Trump himself. But we still haven’t seen the last of the politics he represents. Don’t get comfortable.

by Nathan J. Robinson

I Want Deeds, Not Words

October 30, 2020

Congressional Democrats can tut at Republicans all they want, and Republicans will laugh and keep slowly seizing control of the country’s institutions.

by Nathan J. Robinson