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The Edge of American Socialism
How Palestine became a door into American socialism.
Texani
Notes
Own Goal
A “Zionist” World Cup conspiracy?
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The Wound That Landed
The dramatic dilemma of Darwin.
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The Wound That Missed
Why Copernicus was a dud.
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Introduction: The Four Recenterings
Copernicus, Darwin, Freud, and AI.
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The Children's Games
Texas linked a Muslim sports event to a terror network. The history is more complicated.
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The First Frame
Reconstructing a week in October.
Notes
The Rooms
I don’t speak Arabic to my son, and can't fully defend the choice.
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What Peace Asks of Us
A reflection on The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land by Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon.
Notes
Three Houses on Oakdale Street
How one street—built across three eras—reveals the mechanics of inequality and climate adaptation.
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The Politics of Interpretation
I felt pride when Mamdani won. I disagree with most of his policies. Why?
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Reading the Future in Someone Else's Past
Reflections on Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries by Nicholas Lemann.