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Escape to Mars?
The ultrarich are planning their exit from a dying planet. Christian apocalyptic theology has a different ending in mind.
The minds and money behind MAGA
Books by Laura Field and Jacob Silverman expose how right-wing intellectuals and tech billionaires have joined forces to dismantle the democratic order.
How Elon Musk became 'prophet-in-chief' of tech's Trump-leaning conservatism
Can we build our own future?
Elon Musk’s techno-optimism needs something to temper it. Maybe the dimmer outlook of a companion named Hobbes.
What was good about Twitter
The eulogies began when Musk took over. What are we mourning?
Muslims and Jews worried about Twitter under Musk
by Jack Jenkins
Devil in the algorithm
Social media platforms are damaging democracy, and it’s not primarily about what speech they do or don’t moderate.
Under Elon Musk’s authority
Doing church on social media is not like standing in the public square. It’s more like putting ourselves under a form of sovereignty.
by Benjamin J. Dueholm