essays.
Long-form reflections on politics, philosophy, economics, technology, design, and the systems that shape our world.
The Difference Between Standing With a Man and Standing For His Cause
A statement without conviction is only performance. Supporting a person is simple; standing for the values that person is willing to suffer for is far more difficult.
On the Enduring Architecture of Left and Right
Left and Right are not two doctrines that happen to disagree — they are two answers to the same handful of irreducible questions, each coherent on its own terms, each incomplete without the tension the other provides.