liberate the meritocrats—from their bosses

Please read my review of Daniel Markovits's thought-provoking The Meritocracy Trap: "Liberate the Meritocrats—From Their Bosses," co-authored with the thought-provoking Marshall Steinbaum. Big thanks to Marshall, Zoe Tucker, and Yale LPE!

Marshall and I engage Markovits in a follow-up dialogue to our review here.

the unchecked conservative ideology of US media's "fact-check" verticals

I went on the excellent podcast Citations Needed to discuss my Outline essay and the epistemology of public fact checking. Check out the episode, "The Unchecked Conservative Ideology of US Media's 'Fact-Check' Verticals," here. Big thanks to the hosts, Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson, for having me on!

glenn kessler sucks and that's a fact

 

I've got a new publication out: "Glenn Kessler sucks and that's a fact." Thanks to Brandy Jensen at The Outline for the excellent edits and incendiary title.

against generational politics

Hi folks. It's been a while, but here's some "content": "Against Generational Politics." Thanks to Bhaskar Sunkara and Jen Phillis at Jacobin for making it happen!

donald trump is buckley’s rightful heir

I've returned to furnish the internet with exactly what it needs: more election content. Please check out my new essay, Donald Trump is Buckley's Rightful Heir, over at Jacobin. Big thanks to Bhaskar Sunkara for making it happen, and for the helpful edits.

the summer of simulacra

I'm back on Gawker (specifically their Review of Books). This essay is all about books the age of derivative media. It's called "The Summer of Simulacra: On Grey and Go Set a Watchman," and it is extremely clickable. Many thanks to Jason Parham for this one.

i was a quizbowl champion

I'm on Deadspin, folks: I Was A Quizbowl Champion. This is the 6,600 words on fringe collegiate activities that you were waiting for.

I'm extremely grateful to my two editors at Deadspin, Tommy Craggs and Rob Harvilla, for making this happen.