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.