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Pub Day!
Colossus, in the world
Apr 28
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The Meaning of a Book Launch
Some thoughts as publishing day approaches
Apr 27
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Zohran Mamdani's City Council Problem
What the socialist mayor will need to do
Apr 23
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My Struggle (to Publication)
Reflections on a strange literary road
Apr 17
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Life in a Literary Democracy
Reflections on the current culture
Apr 10
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The Most Interesting Race in New York City
DSA's newest test
Apr 1
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March 2026
The New Cultural Criticism
A movement for the 2020s
Mar 15
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Here are the Substacks You Should Read
Reviving a series
Mar 6
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February 2026
Why Fiction?
The struggle against anti-humanism in our new age
Feb 27
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How You Can Help
Preorder my novel, if you haven't already
Feb 25
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AI Agonistes
Time for the industry to put up or shut up
Feb 16
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Can Zohran Mamdani Beat the New York Post?
The media dynamics working in his favor
Feb 5
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