“The promise of web3 is a promise to re-create the inequalities of modern capitalism, with 0.01 percent of Bitcoin holders controlling 27 percent of the cryptocurrency in circulation as of December 2021.”
“Since at least Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty, liberals haven’t been afraid of spending money as much as they’ve been afraid of economic planning.”
Front Matters
“The one-two punch of reported cancellation and denial of cancellation was the biggest publicity Mailer had received in years.”
Cultural Capital
Red Channels
57,000 Channels, and There’s Nothing On
The Coolest Bond Villain Lairs
Our Favorite Hijacking Movies
Reading Materiel
On Canceling Writers
What You Should Read
Didion on the New Left
How to Make the Internet a Truly Public Good
“You can say, ‘I found this person. They are a civilian, and here is their account of what happened.’ But the US can respond and say, ‘We have intelligence proving that they were a legitimate target.’”
The International
“Please don’t call the manager on me, Senator Karen.”
“So long as Amazon exists, it must be organized.”