How Interdependence Became Rivalry
U.S.–China rivalry is often explained as a consequence of China’s rise, but changes in relative power do not fully explain
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My Guardian Angel is on a Performance Improvement Plan
Mind Notes I had assumed that once you survive an existential crisis involving your guardian angel, a clipboard,
Apparently, the Afterlife Has an Exit Interview
Mind Notes The first thing I noticed about being dead was how aggressively unimpressive it was. No tunnel. No
The Most Expensive Party You’ll Never Attend
There is a question I have never heard asked at a funeral, and perhaps that is because everyone is
TripAdvisor Has Failed Us: Planning the Afterlife Without a Single Review
There are two destinations people have spent thousands of years passionately debating, recommending, avoiding, threatening one another with, and
Statistically Speaking, Where Is My Husband?
A Completely Unnecessary Quantitative Investigation of the Washington Dating Market My wife told me a story recently that presented
Metro Confessions
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Metro Confessions: Karma Boarded the Train in Scrubs
There are days when public transportation feels less like a transit system and more like a poorly funded sociology
Metro Confessions: The Most Polite Assault I’ve Ever Witnessed
You can always tell when tourist season has arrived in Washington. The official indicators are things like hotel occupancy rates,
The Science Behind Mechanical Watches
On my metro ride last week, a rider sat next to me at the moment, I decided to correctly wind
Bring Your Child to the Pentagon Day: A Case Study in Domestic Counterinsurgency
There are days when the Pentagon feels like a functioning workplace, and there are days when it feels like someone
The Species That Might Die of Too Much Life
If death becomes optional, meaning may become unstable Modern civilization has quietly decided that death is a technical defect. Not
Metro Confessions: Should I Help, or Am I About to Be Socially Incorrect in Public?
There are few things more humbling than realizing your moral crisis is happening entirely inside your own head while the
Mind Notes
Discover our curated collection of books across various genres. From timeless classics to modern bestsellers, find your next favorite read.
My Guardian Angel is on a Performance Improvement Plan
Mind Notes I had assumed that once you survive an existential crisis involving your guardian angel, a clipboard,
Apparently, the Afterlife Has an Exit Interview
Mind Notes The first thing I noticed about being dead was how aggressively unimpressive it was. No tunnel. No
The Most Expensive Party You’ll Never Attend
There is a question I have never heard asked at a funeral, and perhaps that is because everyone is
TripAdvisor Has Failed Us: Planning the Afterlife Without a Single Review
There are two destinations people have spent thousands of years passionately debating, recommending, avoiding, threatening one another with, and
[Mind Notes] Dear God, Respectfully, This Explanation Has Some Gaps
After my earlier conversation about suicide, religion, despair, and the arrogance of certainty, I found myself sitting with a second,
[Mind Notes] The Arrogance of Certainty: Suicide, Religion, Grief, and the Absurd Mercy of Not Knowing
Yesterday, over tea with a friend at work, we wandered into one of those conversations that begins casually and