denialism A new biography reveals the Koch brothers' very early role in creating organized climate denial Cory Doctorow

scholarship How Big Tobacco invented Donald Trump and Brexit (and what to do about it) Cory Doctorow

books Permanent Record: Edward Snowden and the making of a whistleblower Cory Doctorow

white supremacy Ecofascism isn't new: white supremacy and exterminism have always lurked in the environmental movement Cory Doctorow

security William Barr's terrible, stupid idea to ban working crypto is slightly less terrible and stupid than earlier ideas Cory Doctorow

corruption Using data-science to evaluate whether Xi Jinping's anti-corruption sweeps were really about consolidating power Cory Doctorow

happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle

happy mutants Thinking in Bets: a poker-master's Jedi mind-trick for being less wrong Cory Doctorow

podcasts How to fight back against the backfire effect David McRaney

podcasts How motivated skepticism strengthens incorrect beliefs David McRaney

picks Figuring out what to do with Trump's base means admitting they are racist Jason Weisberger