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Civic Coherence

Why Governments Aren’t Startups and Souls Aren’t Employees (Part 1)

Why Governments Aren’t Startups and Souls Aren’t Employees (Part 1)

This weekend, I had the pleasure of watching the San Francisco Mime Troupe perform in the sunny Dolores Park. I’ve seen them before, but I’d forgotten how radical, witty, and intelligently provocative their work is! Their latest show offered a biting local satire of the city’s—and

The General Will vs. the Great Shrug: Why Dark Enlightenment Isn’t Good Enough

The General Will vs. the Great Shrug: Why Dark Enlightenment Isn’t Good Enough

Strange Times We live in strange times. On one hand, we’re witnessing the steady collapse of democratic trust, the rise of authoritarian flirtations, and the mainstreaming of political nihilism dressed up as new thought. On the other hand, the means to solve our greatest problems—psychologically, socially, philosophically—have