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Self-Censorship
There are many ways to censor speech and expression. The government can do it. Big tech can do it. But there's no better way than by allowing us to do…
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The "Cancelling" of Marie Antoinette
When we conjure up images of Marie Antoinette, it tends to be of great opulence. Lavish dresses, extravagant parties, and so on. Except, much of what…
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Do AI chatbots dream of humans?
Will they save us from loneliness?
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Apology Culture and the New Flagellants
The best apology a person can give is to do better in the future.
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Why ‘the best’ has a grip on us
In pursuit of “the best,” from gelato to chocolate, I discovered that sometimes the most memorable experiences aren’t on any list—they’re human.
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Sasha Stone: What happened to culture?
Sasha Stone is a fellow Substacker whom I’ve first encountered a long time ago on Twitter due to our mutual interest in film—a topic she (like me) has…
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Free speech hypocrites
It seems like free speech discourse has finally hit the mainstream media. Now that Trump’s administration is deporting individuals ostensibly for their…
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Does AI steal creativity?
No matter how much it tries to convince you otherwise by using human-like language to answer your queries, at its core ChatGPT is a large language model…
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Is MAGA actually right wing?
It hasn’t been easy to make sense of the whole MAGA movement. While Trump ran as a Republican and the movement is heavily associated with the right…
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Japan: The language of the izakayas
IT’S GETTING DARK and I hear my stomach making demanding noises. I’ve been walking the cobblestone streets of Nara since arriving here by train this…
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Elon Musk Merges AI with X: Implications
Elon Musk has announced today that his artificial intelligence company, xAI, has acquired X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock transaction valued at $33…
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Is satire done? Babylon's Bee Seth Dillon.
Comedy has two important roles: to entertain the public and to expose societal absurdities.
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Goldberg: Political leak or public duty?
You’ve probably heard today’s major headline about how Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added to a Signal group chat…
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The anti-woke warriors
In the midst of a perfect storm of language policing, grievance culture, puritan political correctness, intolerance, and borderline authoritarian…
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External links can save discourse
A little over two years ago, Elon Musk put out a call for feature suggestions on X (formerly Twitter), promising to prioritize them based on the number…
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The public health truth crisis
On this latest edition of the Forbidden Conversations podcast, I talk to Benjamin Ryan, a veteran independent journalist, specializing in science and…
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"Random Minds" by Katherine Brodsky
"Random Minds" by Katherine Brodsky
From one curious mind to another: Random musings about the world and our role in it. Covering: culture & society, psychology of sensemaking, media, freedom of speech + emerging technology. By a journalist.
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1:40:37
Sasha Stone: What happened to culture?
Sasha Stone is a fellow Substacker whom I’ve first encountered a long time ago on Twitter due to our mutual interest in film—a topic she (like me) has…
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Katherine Brodsky
 and 
Sasha Stone
10
The public health truth crisis
On this latest edition of the Forbidden Conversations podcast, I talk to Benjamin Ryan, a veteran independent journalist, specializing in science and…
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Katherine Brodsky
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What REALLY happened in Afghanistan?
We’ve all read the headlines about America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, but Habib Khan Totakhil saw it all first-hand and wrote about it.
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John Spencer on War, Disinformation, and Proportionate Response
These days, wars aren’t merely fought on battlefields.
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Is AI overhyped? (podcast)
A 'Forbidden Conversation' with Emmanuel Maggiori
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Is social media rotting our brain? (podcast)
A 'Forbidden Conversation' with Gurwinder Bhogal
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Is Cancel Culture getting worse? (podcast)
A conversation with Greg Lukianoff, co-author of "The Coddling of the American Mind" and CEO/President of FIRE. We discuss whether freedom of speech is…
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Agents of Chaos (podcast)
'Forbidden Conversations' podcast with Adam Coleman
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