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The Year of the Simpleton

A 2025 elegy a day late and a dollar short—just like the year that was.

Jan 1 • Josh Condon

A by-no-means-comprehensive list of people I'm glad are dead.

Nov 30, 2025 • Josh Condon

Over the Influence

An appeal for snobbery.

Nov 21, 2025 • Josh Condon

How many pairs of jeans does a man need? The definitive answer is three—well, four, but who's counting?

Nov 9, 2025 • Josh Condon

And Now, a Counterpoint: Shut the Fuck Up, Gen X

Sniping from the sidelines is not the virtue we made it out to be.

Nov 5, 2025 • Josh Condon

Most Popular

Oct 30, 2025 • Josh Condon

Charlie Kirk, Clive Owen, and the Media Monkey Trap

Sep 18, 2025 • Josh Condon

Nov 9, 2025 • Josh Condon

Over the Influence

Nov 21, 2025 • Josh Condon

Recent posts

Or, why Cuomo can't exist without Mamdani and vice-versa.

Nov 2, 2025 • Josh Condon

The question isn't how things got so dumb, but who?

Oct 30, 2025 • Josh Condon

It's Later Than You Think

"Power is not a means; it is an end."

Oct 7, 2025 • Josh Condon

Charlie Kirk, Clive Owen, and the Media Monkey Trap

Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be edgelords.

Sep 18, 2025 • Josh Condon

Managed Decline

Managed Decline

Notes from the end of America

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