When Everything Looks Fake, Nothing Feels Real
AI is everywhere right now. Videos, images, voices. Things that look real but aren’t, and most of the time the reaction is the same: “That’s not real.” We say it quickly now, almost automatically. And…
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The Iran Strike Videos Look Like a Video Game. But War Has Always Been Packaged.
Why the “Video Game War” Debate Is Happening The internet has been arguing over a series of stylized videos about the recent strikes on Iran. The clips look more like animated presentations than traditional military…
Why So Many Liberal Women Seem Unmoored From Reality
Something strange has happened to a certain class of American women. Among the safest, most educated, and most materially comfortable people in human history, many now move through the world as if they are under…
2026 Is America’s 250th Birthday. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
2026 Predictions: America Turns 250, And Naturally, Everything Gets Weird America is about to blow out 250 candles. That is a big birthday. It is also the perfect excuse for the country to do what…
When Skepticism Becomes Suspicious | The Long View
When Skepticism Becomes a Suspect Behavior I ran across a report this week claiming older Americans are driving political polarization and conspiracy thinking online. You’ve probably seen some version of it already. Still, the headlines…