The DAO Joan Index π I write about tech + politics + culture.
Silicon Valley's amateur kleptocrats have a deep allergy to anything that might derail their adolescent dreams of building the future - and topping t...
William Joyce was an American-born fascist. Throughout World War II, he broadcast pro-Nazi propaganda across Europe, spreading slogans and attempting...
One after another, scientists, artists, and salesmen took to a red-tinged stage.They shared freeze-dried, groundbreaking concepts, heartfelt and trau...
It's not an exaggeration to say that my biggest influences have come from writers I originally discovered and followed via Link blogs and RSS - Real ...
Folks, this is something Iβve been working on for the last six months.I'm excited to introduce my new podcast, "Unfunded" - stories and ideas born ou...
In Robbinsville New Jersey, just outside Trenton, there's a pizzeria that has embodied the essence of the American dream for 100 years.Founded in 191...
No matter how fiercely you advocate for progressive change, a chorus of critics will inevitably pounce, angrily proclaiming that your efforts just ar...
You're scrolling through Twitter, Threads, Warpcast - whatever your choice of poison.A post catches your eye.It's inflammatory, designed to provoke a...
In the early 2010s, a group of engineers in Silicon Valley set out to βhack humanityβ by replacing Food. Led by software engineer Rob Rhinehart, they...
In 1919, Adolf Hitler, then a little-known corporal in the German army gave a rousing speech in a Munich beer hall. He railed against the Treaty of V...