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My Kind of Conservatism

“L’orgueil de la victoire m’est insupportable.” —Chateaubriand, Mémoires d’outre-tombe (1848-50)

Feb 16, 2025 • Justin Smith-Ruiu

A World-Historical Upgrade

1. The emerging consensus among commentators I take seriously is that the actions of the Trump 2 regime so far mark a massive structural shift in how…

Mar 1, 2025 • Justin Smith-Ruiu

The Trump Restoration

Some among us have a vague memory of a New York Times article years ago, written in a parodic vein, perhaps for April Fool’s Day or some other…

Nov 7, 2024 • Hinternet Editorial Board

“HR Managers of the Human Soul”

On Our Own American Zhdanovshchina

Jun 5, 2021 • Justin Smith-Ruiu

Here Come the Allodidacts

Deep Reading with Ena Alvarado, Franklin Eccher, Brian Hamilton, Benjamin Laufer, Gabriella Okigbo, and Caroline Young

Feb 9, 2025 • William Deresiewicz

“AGI” Is Impossible

Either That or Defining It Is Entirely Arbitrary

Mar 23, 2025 • Justin Smith-Ruiu

How to Change the World for Real

Oct 6, 2025 • Justin Smith-Ruiu

Neo-Utilitarians Are Utter Philistines

1. Here on the banks of the Seine it can be hard to notice new trends in the Anglosphere before they have already arrived in the phase of their full…

Mar 30, 2024 • Justin Smith-Ruiu

Our Dumb Century

This Is What Happens When You Forget Your Shakespeare

Oct 14, 2023 • Justin Smith-Ruiu

What Are the Humanities?

Why Are They Worth Saving?

Dec 5, 2020 • Justin Smith-Ruiu

Can the Humanities Survive?

(Yes, But Not Like Before.)

Mar 29, 2025 • Justin Smith-Ruiu

The Roaring of Things (A Guest Essay from Sam Kriss)

Adventures in the Tarot

Sep 25, 2022 • Sam Kriss

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