June 15, 2026

The Worst of Trump: Year One

This is a record of the first sixteen months of Donald Trump’s second term, from the inauguration on 20 January 2025 through early June 2026. I

June 15, 2026

川普的劣跡:執政第一年

這是一份記錄,涵蓋唐納·川普(Donald

November 19, 2025

AI, Hindi, and Peppa Pig

When studying a foreign language, it is important to get lots of exposure to content in that language. But here’s the thing, it needs to be

August 24, 2025

Radioactive Toothpaste

A brief anecdote used in my dad’s book on the history of nuclear power sent me down this rabbit hole. He mentions that James Chadwick, who

April 5, 2025

Tariff Stupidity

Is Trump just a stupid person who doesn’t understand how the global economy works, or are tariffs a clever negotiating ploy in a trade war with

March 28, 2025

Dead Batteries

It was late when I finally got to bed, but I had been exhausted for hours. I was so tired after dinner that I couldn’t even focus enough to watch

January 3, 2025

The cult of authenticity

I find it quite surprising that so many people believe one becomes a good writer by simply unlocking some pre-existing “authentic” voice. Presumably

November 9, 2024

How is Bidenomics different from neoliberalism?

Neoliberals are more worried about inflation than employment. When there is a recession, they want to raise interest rates to slow spending. This

October 13, 2024

Politicide

Statement for the Gaza Solidarity March on October 13. An article about the event in New Bloom by Brian Hioe. (中文翻譯) The ongoing genocide in Gaza

October 11, 2024

政治滅絕

10月13日加沙團結大遊行的聲明 (English version) 譯者:有靈

October 11, 2024

The Imperial Presidency

Concerns about constitutional overreach by the executive branch are as old as the American constitution. The title of this post, The Imperial

October 1, 2024

Is helping protesters a criminal conspiracy?

A lot of people are commenting on Zeynep Tufekci’s NY Times piece about the declining effectiveness of protests in the US. But I feel she skips too