Archive - American Dreaming

Everything You Know About History Is Wrong: Part V — Food Edition

Debunking common historical food myths.

Apr 22 •

How Not to Advocate for Free Speech

Matt Taibbi and the political polarization of free expression

Apr 15 •

Publish and Impoverish

Academic journal publishing has become a minefield of bad incentives, and it affects everyone.

Apr 5 •

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The Emptiness of Being Culturally Religious

Research shows benefits associated with being religious, but only if you're actually religious.

Apr 1 •

March 2024

The Pessimist’s Reading List

10 books to deprogram the most dismal, dour, doomer

Mar 22 •

Down the Rabbit Hole of Money in Politics

Campaign cash and the election industry

Mar 19 •

Why Interventionism Isn’t a Dirty Word

Whether we want to admit it or not, we’re all better off if America stands tall instead of slumping inward.

Mar 11 •

Israel and Genocide, Revisited: A Response to Critics

A worrying look at how “genocide” is being redefined in real time

Mar 4 •

February 2024

No, Winning a War Isn't "Genocide"

Two-thirds of young people think Israel is guilty of genocide. Half aren't sure the Holocaust was real.

Feb 26 •

Smiting the Pooch

And other lighthearted tales of divine omnibenevolence

Feb 16 •

When More Democracy Is Less: The Paradox Of Primaries

America's long, strange, failed experiment with primary elections.

Feb 12 •

LGBT Social Contagion: A Failed Hypothesis

Rumors of young people identifying as LGBT to be trendy have been greatly exaggerated.

Feb 5 •

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