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This piece originally appeared in Entropy Magazine. Author’s note: The dates next to each definition are the Oxford English Dictionary’s first known recording of that particular definition’s use (in...

BuzzFeed just published a piece demonstrating that post-factual tendencies in politics are alarming on the rise on hyperpartisan Facebook pages. Indeed, everybody is talking about post-truth democracy these...

With GOP frontrunner Donald J. Trump losing by double digits in Wisconsin on April 5th to Texas Senator Ted Cruz, the presidential race for Republicans looks increasingly likely to be decided at a contested...

  There is a gentleness, a lightness, an element of freedom and, in a word, of civilization, that makes this country one of the few countries in the world where, despite everything, you can still...

One of the most dangerous practices in politics is the cursory glance. Seven words crawl by while you watch a newscast. A headline is posted on the bottom right of your screen as you browse social media. A few...

Frederick and Heidi On the day I started thinking about this piece, I read about Frederick the Great and Heidi Montag. Frederick because he makes an important appearance in a volume I’m reading on the...

A working paper published on an academic website creates a stir