The parable of Chesterton's Fence

A good way to start the year is to actually understand the past before you think you know better

Jan 1 • Adam Singer

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December 2025

The empathy exploit comes to Minnesota

Minnesota turned compassion into a slush fund, lost billions to fake “services,” all made visible by a kid with an iPhone

Dec 29, 2025 • Adam Singer

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Favorite stories from 2025

And a quick thank you for being part of this community

Dec 23, 2025 • Adam Singer

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The way out of our ideological era

Our institutions became illiberal and decayed under a very modern kind of religion, which ultimately fails everyone

Dec 16, 2025 • Adam Singer

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How the media outrages instead of informs

The recent fuel economy story presents a perfect example

Dec 9, 2025 • Adam Singer

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Internet companies don't owe anyone free traffic

It's incredible people still haven't realized this and hedged against it

Dec 1, 2025 • Adam Singer

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November 2025

Some friction is good

The people who want a totally frictionless world are nihilistic, empty and lost

Nov 25, 2025 • Adam Singer

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Short form video is a cancer of the mind

If you don't yet feel disgust when you see people (or yourself) watching SFV, you should. Here's some research if you need it.

Nov 18, 2025 • Adam Singer

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The plague of 'whataboutism'

Please stop doing this

Nov 11, 2025 • Adam Singer

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Where does AI actually make sense?

Someone asked me this question, so let's discuss it

Nov 4, 2025 • Adam Singer

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October 2025

Resist slop world

If everything and everyone else is empty and nihilistic, it's a blue ocean to provide real heart, meaning and personality

Oct 28, 2025 • Adam Singer

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Debate and disagreement are good

Free thinkers who enjoy debate and discussion are what dogmatists fear most

Oct 21, 2025 • Adam Singer

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