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We Have Never Been Woke: Now Available in Paperback
With a new preface from the author and a lower price point, now is the perfect time to see what all the fuss is about.
Oct 7, 2025
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On Inequality and Socialism
The final essay on how my moral and political views evolved while researching and writing We Have Never Been Woke.
Jun 22
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On Redistribution
Symbolic Capitalists love to take from the rich. We're less reliable about giving to others. It's a significant social problem.
Mar 4
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A Graveyard of Bad Election Narratives
Nov 11, 2024
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Smart People Are Especially Prone to Tribalism, Dogmatism and Virtue Signaling
Dec 3, 2024
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On Redistribution
Mar 4
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Trump Changes Nothing
Jan 7, 2025
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Censorship is Primarily a Problem of Institutional Selection
Sep 8, 2025
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The Cultural Contradictions of the Anti-Woke
Jun 4, 2025
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On Crime and Punishment
How my thinking on criminal justice issues evolved over the course of the “Great Awokening.”
Jan 20
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Daniel Bell and Me
The sociologist and journalist is a big influence on my thinking – through his work, yes, but also his example
Jan 6
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2025 In Review
It was one hell of a year. It's over now. 2026 should be... interesting.
Dec 27, 2025
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A Graveyard of Bad NYC Mayoral Election Narratives
The electoral outcome and its drivers were far more banal than most seem willing to recognize.
Nov 11, 2025
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Inserting “Culture” Into the Culture Wars
Ideology and formal rules are less consequential than most seem to think. This matters for institutional reform.
Sep 29, 2025
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Censorship is Primarily a Problem of Institutional Selection
College plays a big role in shaping the culture of the symbolic professions... but not for the reasons most think.
Sep 8, 2025
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Book Announcement: Those People
My second book is now officially under contract with Princeton University Press
Jun 16, 2025
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The Cultural Contradictions of the Anti-Woke
Trumpworld could be hastening the next Great Awokening
Jun 4, 2025
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The Limitations of Partisan Politics
It'd be great if we could just party-line vote our way out of social problems, but that's not the world we live in.
May 9, 2025
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