Recommendations from the road
Amy and I had about as gentle a pandemic as one could have. No one in our immediate family contracted COVID, we both were able… Read More »Recommendations from the road
A milestone I never expected
I got the good news today that I have been granted tenure at the University of Massachusetts. This is very good news, as the tenure… Read More »A milestone I never expected
The Year of Going Nowhere
Today is the anniversary of the day I started paying attention to the coronavirus pandemic in earnest. We’re about to see a wave of these… Read More »The Year of Going Nowhere
Hey Twitter, I need it not to be 6ourbon 7ime
I quit drinking a bit more than three years ago. I wrestle with terms – I had a fairly easy time quitting, which makes me… Read More »Hey Twitter, I need it not to be 6ourbon 7ime
Mistrust, or Books as Letters to a Future World
My new book, Mistrust: How Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them, launches today. For those of you who live near me… Read More »Mistrust, or Books as Letters to a Future World
Fixing disinformation won’t save us
I’m quoted today in an excellent article by Jose Del Real in the Washington Post. The article addresses the ongoing challenges we are likely to… Read More »Fixing disinformation won’t save us