Gambling In Casablanca Being blamed for a world of political violence by the people who force us to live in it, and are now shocked-shocked!—by it. Navigating the daily trauma of living in a bully's paradise.
A Fool's Hope How to be hopeful people in this age of deliberate ignorance, empty optimism, lazy cynicism, and manufactured despair. A more useful definition of hope than these false ones we're offered.
On Vacation The "AR" in AR Moxon stands for Actually Resting. No newsletter this week. Very Fine People continues to exist.
A Very Fine (Fixed) Link The link I sent for 15% off on direct sales of Very Fine People was broken. Here, now, is a fixed one.
A Very Fine Publication Date My new book, VERY FINE PEOPLE, is out today! Some thoughts, some links, some pictures, and an astonishingly well-timed Snopes article to demolish.
The Human Problem Appreciating human artists in the age of A.I. slop, if you can, and why you should. Identifying the real problem that art machines are meant to solve.
Cruel Luxuries Those who insist that we all as a society pay the cost of a serious problem they are creating, just so that they can imagine themselves to be the solution. Things we could never afford and should stop paying for.
The Moral Authorities Our country's self-professed moral authorities haven't only failed to be as good as they claim to be. They've proved themselves worse than many of us are able to imagine.
What Do We Do Now? Excerpting a chapter of Very Fine People, which releases June 25, and is now available for presale wherever books are sold. The book ponders three questions. This is the second one.
Lying To Fascists The norms you want to protect are already gone. The ends don't justify the means, but they do define them. Tips on living in a fascist nation in a time of rising fascist power.
How Did We Get Here? Excerpting a chapter of Very Fine People, which releases June 25, and is now available for presale wherever books are sold. The book ponders three questions. This is the first one.
Very Fine People Now Available in Print and eBook eBook format of VERY FINE PEOPLE is now available for presale in all the eBook format places. Also a few more paragraphs on what it means for a book to "perform."