Month: May 2025

In the fall of 2011, I was standing in the middle of New York’s Zuccotti Park during the height of the Occupy Wall Street protests. There were tents, handmade signs, Guy Fawkes masks from V for Vendetta, anarchist newspapers, libertarian tracts, socialist manifestos. The energy was raw, unruly, electric. The air smelled of weed and … Read more

Someone recently told me, “I read your blog, but I’m not sure what it’s about.” I appreciated the honesty. It hadn’t occurred to me that the core idea might be unclear — mostly because it’s so clear in my own head. But since I haven’t explained it well enough, then let’s unpack it in more … Read more